Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - punctuate
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Punctuate
punctuate
verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Medieval Latin punctuatus, past participle of punctuare to point, provide with punctuation marks, from Latin punctus point Date: circa 1766 transitive verb 1. to mark or divide (written matter) with punctuation marks 2. to break into or interrupt at intervals the steady click of her needles ~d the silence — Edith Wharton 3. accentuate, emphasize intransitive verb to use punctuation marks • punctuator noun
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1.
v.tr. 1 insert punctuation marks in. 2 interrupt at intervals (punctuated his tale with heavy sighs). Etymology: med.L punctuare punctuat- (as PUNCTUAL) PUNCTUATION n. 1 the system or arrangement of marks used to punctuate a written passage. 2 the practice or skill of punctuating. Phrases and idioms punctuation mark any of the marks (e.g. full stop and comma) used in writing to separate sentences and phrases etc. and to clarify meaning. Etymology: med.L punctuatio (as PUNCTUATE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
3.
1. ставить знаки препинания 2. подчеркивать, акцентировать; оттенять each word was punctuated by a blow —- каждое слово подкреплялось ударом 3. прерывать (речь и т. п.); перемежать a speech punctuated by quotations —- речь, пересыпанная цитатами this speech was punctuated by (with) cheers —- его речь прерывалась возгласами одобрения his career was punctuated by a series of mishaps —- в его карьере было немало (много) срывов sobs punctuated her tale —- рыдания прерывали ее рассказ ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
v. 1) ставить знаки препинания; Be sure to punctuate your sentences with the correct marks. 2) подчеркивать, акцентировать 3) прерывать, перемежать; The audience punctuated the speech by outbursts of applause. The Ministers speech was punctuated with laughter from the Opposition. ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
(punctuates, punctuating, punctuated) If an activity or situation is punctuated by particular things, it is interrupted by them at intervals. (WRITTEN) The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed by/with n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~ v 1 to divide written work into sentences, phrases etc using commas, full stops etc 2 be punctuated by/with sth to be interrupted many times with something such as a noise (silence occasionally punctuated by laughter) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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