punctuating

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punctuating - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]