how to pronounce punctuate

/ˈpʌŋk.tʃuː.ɛɪt/

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punctuate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of punctuate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… they're graceful spires punctuate the …”

meanings of punctuate

verb:

To add punctuation to.
To emphasize; to stress.
To add or to interrupt at regular intervals.

punctuate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word punctuate occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics punctuate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that punctuate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;