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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Punctuate

/pŭng'-kcho͞o-ātˌ/ · Punc·tu·ate · IPA /[ˈpʰʌŋkʃɪu̯ːeɪt]/
01 v. t. To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning.
imp. & p. p. Punctuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Punctuating
  1. 1.
    To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning.