Dictionary entry

Punctuate

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Punc″tu‐ate (?), v. 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.