Antonyms for punctuate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : puhngk-choo-eyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌŋk tʃuˌeɪt

Definition of punctuate

Origin : 1630s, "to point out," from Medieval Latin punctuatus, past participle of punctuare, from Latin punctus (see point (n.)). Meaning in reference to text, "to have pauses or stops indicated," is from 1818, probably a back-formation from punctuation. Hence, "interrupted at intervals" (1833). Related: Punctuated; punctuating.

verb lay stress on

Example sentences :

Hattie began rocking, in a rapid staccato, to punctuate her speech.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

In such cases the compositor should punctuate as he goes along.
Extract from : « Punctuation » by Frederick W. Hamilton

There we punctuate the full stop to our inquiries; we have the secret.
Extract from : « The Amazing Marriage, Complete » by George Meredith

He banged the table with his riding-crop to punctuate the emphasis.
Extract from : « The Ghost Breaker » by Charles Goddard

When a writer does not know how to punctuate his own language at any point he uses a dash.
Extract from : « Why We Punctuate » by William Livingston Klein

Noiselessly, one by one, the stars came out to punctuate the heavens.
Extract from : « Urania » by Camille Flammarion

He thought: "He must punctuate his every phrase with that hideous laughter."
Extract from : « The Old House and Other Tales » by Feodor Sologub

They began to punctuate the Prince's discourse with cries of approval.
Extract from : « The War in the Air » by Herbert George Wells

How do you punctuate the sentence, "I saw a five-dollar bill on the street?"
Extract from : « The Handbook of Conundrums » by Edith B. Ordway

There were pauses during which he allowed the night to punctuate his thoughts.
Extract from : « Gargoyles » by Ben Hecht

Synonyms for punctuate

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