punctuative


punc·tu·ate

P0660700 (pŭngk′cho͞o-āt′)v. punc·tu·at·ed, punc·tu·at·ing, punc·tu·ates v.tr.1. To provide (a text) with punctuation marks.2. To occur or interrupt periodically: "lectures punctuated by questions and discussions" (Gilbert Highet)."[There is] a great emptiness in America's West punctuated by Air Force bases" (Alfred Kazin).3. To stress or emphasize.v.intr. To use punctuation.
[Medieval Latin pūnctuāre, pūnctuāt-, from Latin pūnctum, point, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]
punc′tu·a′tive adj.punc′tu·a′tor n.

punctuative

(ˈpʌŋktjʊˌeɪtɪv) adj (Grammar) relating to the punctuation in a script