punctuate

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verb

1. insert punctuation marks into (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
mark
• Derivationally related forms:
punctuation
• Hypernyms:
add
• Hyponyms:
quote
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. to stress, single out as important
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
• Syn:
stress, emphasize, emphasise, accent, accentuate
• Derivationally related forms:
accent (for: accentuate), accentuation (for: accentuate), accent (for: accent), emphasizing (for: emphasize), emphasis (for: emphasize), stress (for: stress)
• Hypernyms:
express, show, evince
• Hyponyms:
background, play down, downplay, bring out, set off,
re-emphasise, re-emphasize, bear down, topicalize, point up, drive home,
ram home, press home, underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
3. interrupt periodically
- Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone
• Hypernyms:
interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  stress, emphasize, emphasise, accent, accentuate, mark