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Webster 1913 Edition


Punctuate

Punc′tu-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Punctuated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Punctuating
.]
[Cf. F.
ponctuer
. See
Punctual
.]
To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning.

Webster 1828 Edition


Punctuate

PUNC'TUATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. punctum, a point.] To mark with points; to designate sentences, clauses or other divisions of a writing by points, which mark the proper pauses.