Pŭnct'u-āte, v. t.

(pŭnkt'yu-āt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. PUNCTUATED; p. pr. & vb. n. PUNCTUATING.] [Lat. punctus, punctum, a point; Fr. ponctuer, Sp. punctuar, It. punteggiare.] To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, or other divisions, by points, which mark the proper pauses.