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   punctuate

   /ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃʊeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. insert punctuation marks in (text): "they should be shown how to set out and punctuate direct speech" Similar add punctuation toput punctuation marks indotarchaic:pointapostrophizeaccentuate
   • 2. occur at intervals throughout (an area or period): "the country's history has been punctuated by coups"
   • ▪ interrupt or intersperse something with: "she punctuates her conversation with snatches of song" Similar break upinterruptinterspersepeppersprinklescatterstrewdot

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘point out’): from medieval Latin punctuat- ‘brought to a point’, from the verb punctuare, from punctum ‘a point’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • P

     3

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

     1

   • U

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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