v.
Pronunciation: ' p ə ŋ k-ch ə - ˌ w ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
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 punctuated the silence ― Edith Wharton>
3 : ACCENTUATE , EMPHASIZE
intransitive verb : to use punctuation marks
– punc · tu · a · tor \ - ˌ w ā -t ə r \ noun