0 past simple and past participle of punctuate --
1 to add punctuation marks (= symbols) to writing so that people can see when a sentence starts and finishes, see that something is a question, etc. --
2 to happen or cause something to happen repeatedly while something else is happening; to interrupt something repeatedly: --
The walls on either side are solid and unforgiving except where punctuated by openings to the spaces beyond.
It is of interest that the bifurcation points may be conceptually similar to punctuated equilibria leaps.
The south elevation, punctuated to admit light, would form a distinguished silhouette without compromising the end of terrace character.
Secondly, unauthorised recordings facilitate an ongoing relationship between the fan and the artist rather than one that is punctuated by record industry schedules.
Such a reduction in female fertility might even facilitate the punctuated transformation of a species' developmental profile.
The cello obbligato continued during an extended tuba solo, which led to the work's first tutti: a fanfarish affair again punctuated by timpani.
Why are long periods of political stability punctuated by sudden bursts of intense instability?
By the standards of today's biomedical institution, his career publication record appears modest: 33 primary publications punctuated by a handful of review articles and chapters.
