punctuate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To add punctuation to.
2. (transitive) To add or to interrupt at regular intervals.
3. (transitive) To emphasize; to stress.

Adj

Point-like; consisting of or marked with one or more points.

Synonyms

emphasize

accentuate

accent

stress

emphasise

highlight

dot

interrupt

stop

🛑

cut

underline

underscore

mark

foreground

interject

intermit

intone

key

🔑

lay over

leave off

mark off

mottle

pause

pitch

point

point up

☝️

propagate

put an end to

put in

quit

reaffirm

scatter

scrub

set off

shower

🚿

show off

speck

speckle

spot

stipple

strew

stud

suspend

tone

tune

wash out

barge in

pull the plug

signalise

stop over

Translations

puntuar

souligner

ponctuer

unterstreichen

sottolineare

punteggiare

acentuar

parsemer

τονίζω

accentuare

leestekens plaatsen

enfatizzare

marcare

نقّط

علّم

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpʌŋktjuːeɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin punctuare (“to mark with points”), from Latin punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick, punch”); see point, and compare punch and punctate.