repunctuate

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verb

To punctuate in a new, different manner.

“The editor decided that repunctuating Shakespeare's sonnets risked damaging their meaning.”

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Meanings

verbrepunctuate (third-person singular simple present repunctuates, present participle repunctuating, simple past and past participle repunctuated)

present singular third person repunctuates · participle present repunctuating · participle past repunctuated · past repunctuated

  1. transitiveTo punctuate in a new, different manner.

    The editor decided that repunctuating Shakespeare's sonnets risked damaging their meaning.

Origin

From re- + punctuate.

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APA

repunctuate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repunctuate

MLA

“repunctuate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repunctuate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “repunctuate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repunctuate.

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