repunctuate
repunctuate · repunctuates · repunctuated · repunctuating
To punctuate in a new, different mannerTo punctuate in a new, different manner.
Meaning
1 sensesTo punctuate in a new, different manner.
The editor decided that repunctuating Shakespeare's sonnets risked damaging their meaning.
Origin
From re- + punctuate.From re- + punctuate.
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Forms
repunctuates, repunctuating, repunctuated, repunctuatedregular · Lesson
| Base form | repunctuate · to repunctuate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | repunctuates |
| Present participle | repunctuating |
| Past simple | repunctuated |
| Past participle | repunctuated |
Tenses
repunctuate · repunctuated · will repunctuate · have repunctuatedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedrepunctuation
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.