punctuate
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
punctuate /ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃʊeɪt, -tjʊ-/
▶verb
- 1 insert punctuation marks in (text).
- 2 occur at intervals throughout.
■ (punctuate something with) interrupt an activity with.
– origin C17 (in the sense ‘point out’): from med. L. punctuat-, punctuare ‘bring to a point’.
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