The meaning of PUNCTUATE is to mark or divide (written matter) with punctuation marks. How to use punctuate in a sentence.

PUNCTUATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of punctuate 2. to add punctuation marks (= symbols) to writing…. Learn more.

Punctuate definition: to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.. See examples of PUNCTUATE used in a sentence.

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 …

Definition of punctuate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive, often passive] punctuate something (with something) to interrupt something fairly often and …

5 days ago · punctuate (third-person singular simple present punctuates, present participle punctuating, simple past and past participle punctuated) (transitive) To add punctuation to.

If an activity or situation is punctuated by particular things, it is interrupted by them at intervals. The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic.

Factsheet What does the adjective punctuated mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective punctuated. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation …

The president spoke at length in a speech punctuated by applause. He chatted freely, punctuating his remarks as often as possible with the interviewer's first name.

PUNCTUATE meaning: 1 : to use punctuation marks in (a piece of writing); 2 : to interrupt or occur in (something) repeatedly usually used as (be) punctuated