- 1[transitive, often passive] punctuate something (with something) to interrupt something at intervals Her speech was punctuated by bursts of applause. He punctuates his conversation with snatches of song.
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- 2[intransitive, transitive] punctuate (something) to divide writing into sentences and phrases by using special marks, for example commas, question marks, etc.
punctuate
verbNAmE//ˈpʌŋktʃuˌeɪt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they punctuate he / she / it punctuates
past simple punctuated
-ing form punctuating
Check pronunciation: punctuate