Punctuate \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.
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