[ 'pʌŋ(k)tʃʊeɪt , -tjʊ- ]
■ verb
1》 insert punctuation marks in (text).
2》 occur at intervals throughout.
↘( ~ something with ) interrupt an activity with.
Origin
C17 (in the sense 'point out'): from med. L. punctuat- , punctuare 'bring to a point'.
[ 'pʌŋ(k)tʃʊeɪt , -tjʊ- ]
■ verb
1》 insert punctuation marks in (text).
2》 occur at intervals throughout.
↘( ~ something with ) interrupt an activity with.
Origin
C17 (in the sense 'point out'): from med. L. punctuat- , punctuare 'bring to a point'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004