punctuate

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin punctuare (“to mark with points”), from Latin punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick, punch”); see point, and compare punch and punctate.

verb

1. (transitive) To add punctuation to.
   That occurrence of "its" needs to be punctuated as "it's".
2. (transitive) To add or to interrupt at regular intervals.
   My father punctuated his tirade with thumps on the desk.
   Most soldiers would testify that the everyday experience of war is long stretches of boredom punctuated by sudden, terrifying spells of disorder. October 15 2020, Frank Pasquale, “‘Machines set loose to slaughter’: the dangerous rise of military AI”, in The Guardian
3. (transitive) To emphasize; to stress.