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What does punctuate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word punctuate? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To add punctuation to.
  2. To add or to interrupt at regular intervals.
  3. To emphasize, to stress.
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At Nili's bedside, she reads her latest novel, extracts of which punctuate the text.
The trick in overcoming this is to punctuate the display with patches of darker, richer colour such as dark pink, magenta or deep red.
Detail shots featuring blow-ups of these reflections punctuate the transcript like posters in a man-hunt for the missing photographer.
An average director would have to punctuate this scene with music or a cutaway or anything to distract us from the stark image.
With her legs curled under her on a sofa, she is relaxed enough to punctuate the conversation with sudden gusts of wild laughter.
The thing that distinguishes this new play is the twist ending, which does punctuate the show with a note of originality.

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