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punctuate
verb [T] (REPEAT) /ˈpʌŋk.tjuː.eɪt/
/-tuː-/ formalDefinition
› to happen or cause something to happen repeatedly while something else is happening; to interrupt something repeatedly: The president spoke at length in a speech punctuated by applause. He chatted freely, punctuating his remarks as often as possible with the interviewer's first name.Interrupting and preventing from speakingRepeating an action
(Definition of punctuate verb (REPEAT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bring sth back phrasal verb (DO AGAIN)
- come/go/turn full circle idiom
- comeback noun
- do sth over phrasal verb
- drill verb (PRACTISE)
- dry run noun
- iterative adjective
- keep on doing sth phrasal verb
- keep your eye in idiom
- performance noun (ENTERTAINMENT)
- practice noun (REGULAR ACTIVITY)
- repeat noun
- repeat verb
- repetition noun
- reproduce verb (COPY)
- rerun noun
- revert to sth phrasal verb
- there you go again idiom
- warm sth over phrasal verb
- wave noun (LARGE NUMBER)
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