Punctuate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

insert punctuation marks into

to stress, single out as important

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʌŋktʃuːˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʌŋktʃuːˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʌŋktʃuːˌeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈʌŋktʃuːˌeɪt/.

Examples

Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

emphasise accent stress mark accentuate emphasize

Parts of Speech

verb	insert punctuation marks into
verb	to stress, single out as important “Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet”
verb	interrupt periodically “Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone”

Word Forms

punctuation	noun	the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
stress	noun	special emphasis attached to something
emphasizing	noun	the act of giving special importance or significance to something
emphasis	noun	special importance or significance
accent	noun	special importance or significance
accentuation	noun	the act of giving special importance or significance to something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

interpunktieren

Satzzeichen einfügen

🇫🇷French

ponctuer

insérer des signes de ponctuation dans

🇪🇸Spanish

puntuar

insertar signos de puntuación en

🇮🇹Italian

punteggiare

inserire i segni di punteggiatura in

🇳🇱Dutch

leestekens

leestekens invoegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pontuar

inserir sinais de pontuação em

🇷🇺Russian

расставить акценты

расставьте знаки препинания в

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बीच में रोकना

इसमें विराम चिह्न डालें

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরাম চিহ্ন

বিরাম চিহ্ন সন্নিবেশ করান

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறுத்தற்குறி

நிறுத்தற்குறிகளை செருகவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విరామ చిహ్నాలు

విరామ చిహ్నాలను చొప్పించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विरामचिन्ह

मध्ये विरामचिन्हे घाला

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરામચિહ્ન

માં વિરામચિહ્નો દાખલ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿರಾಮಚಿಹ್ನೆ

ವಿರಾಮಚಿಹ್ನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിരാമചിഹ്നം

വിരാമചിഹ്നങ്ങൾ ചേർക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰਾਮ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ

ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਰਾਮ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਪਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

اوقاف

میں اوقاف کے نشانات داخل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

圈点

插入标点符号

🇯🇵Japanese

句読点を付ける

に句読点を挿入する

🇰🇷Korean

끊다

구두점을 삽입하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chấm câu

chèn dấu chấm câu vào

🇹🇭Thai

เว้นวรรค

ใส่เครื่องหมายวรรคตอนเข้าไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

membubuhkan tanda baca

masukkan tanda baca ke dalamnya

🇵🇭Filipino

bantas

maglagay ng mga bantas sa

🇲🇾Malay

tanda baca

masukkan tanda baca ke dalam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نقط

أدخل علامات الترقيم في

🇮🇷Persian

نقطه گذاری

درج علائم نگارشی

🇹🇷Turkish

noktalamak

noktalama işaretlerini içine yerleştirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַסֵק

הכנס סימני פיסוק לתוך

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The primary meaning of 'punctuate' is 'insert punctuation marks into'.

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Using 'punctuate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'punctuate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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