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Definition of: punctuate
(pungk′ch
·āt) v. ·at·ed, ·at·ing v.t.
1. To divide or mark with punctuation.
2. To interrupt at intervals.
3. To emphasize.
—v.i.
4. To use punctuation. [<Med. L punctuatus, pp. of punctuare <L punctus a point]
—punc′tu·a′tor noun
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