| VERB | change | punctuate, mark | insert punctuation marks into |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | punctuate, stress, emphasize, emphasise, accent, accentuate | to stress, single out as important | |
| change | punctuate | interrupt periodically |
| Sounds | pah'ngkchuwey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | insert punctuation marks into. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | mark | |
| Narrower | quote | put quote marks around |
| Broader | add | make an addition (to) |
| Spanish | puntuar | |
| Catalan | puntuar | |
| Nouns | punctuation | the use of certain marks to clarify meaning / meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases |
| punctuation | the marks used to clarify meaning / meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases | |
| Meaning | To stress, single out as important. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | stress, emphasize, emphasise, accent, accentuate | |
| Narrower | background, play down, downplay | understate the importance or quality of |
| bear down | pay special attention to | |
| bring out, set off | direct attention to, as if by means of contrast | |
| drive home, ram home, press home | make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something | |
| point up | emphasize, especially by identification | |
| re-emphasise, re-emphasize | emphasize anew | |
| topicalize | emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence | |
| underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise | Give extra weight to (a communication) | |
| Broader | express, show, evince | Give expression / expression to |
| Spanish | acentuar, enfatizar, puntuar, recalcar, remarcar, resaltar, subrayar | |
| Catalan | accentuar, emfasitzar, emfatitzar, recalcar, remarcar | |
| Meaning | interrupt periodically. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone" | |
| Broader | interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off | make a break / break in |
| Spanish | puntuar | |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots