[puhngk-choo-eyt] 
verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.| 1. | to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear. |
| 2. | to interrupt at intervals: Cheers punctuated the mayor's speech. |
| 3. | to give emphasis or force to; emphasize; underline. |
| 4. | to insert or use marks of punctuation. |
| punc·tu·ate (pŭngk'chōō-āt') v. punc·tu·at·ed, punc·tu·at·ing, punc·tu·ates v. tr.
To use punctuation. [Medieval Latin pūnctuāre, pūnctuāt-, from Latin pūnctum, point, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.] punc'tu·a'tive adj., punc'tu·a'tor n. |