punctuates
Meaning of punctuates
verb, 3rd person present
- insert punctuation marks in (text).
they should be shown how to set out and punctuate direct speech
style manuals tell you how to punctuate
- occur at intervals throughout (an area or period).
the country's history has been punctuated by coups
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘point out’): from medieval Latin punctuat- ‘brought to a point’, from the verb punctuare, from punctum ‘a point’.
Information about punctuates
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of punctuates is: punctuate.
- Languages in which punctuates is used:
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Hyphenation of punctuates
punc-tu-ates
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- punctuates is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
punctuates synonyms
Meaning (of a number of items) be scattered over (an area):
Meaning direct someone's attention towards something by extending one's finger or something held in one's hand:
Meaning address an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem to (someone or something):
Meaning make more noticeable or prominent:
Words that rhyme with punctuates
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