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Expression: "...presence is punctuated..."



 
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Expression: "...presence is punctuated..." Fri Jul 14, 2006 17:48 pm  Expression: "...presence is punctuated..."
 

Hello

I read this sentence in Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown.(Page:24). Could you please tell me what the word punctuatemeans here? I do not think it means interrupt in this sentence.

1-His captivating personality is punctuated by an unusually low, baritone speaking voice, which his female students describe as "chocolate for the ears".

Does punctuate mean beautify here?

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Expression: "...presence is punctuated..." Fri Jul 14, 2006 18:26 pm  Expression: "...presence is punctuated..."
 

Hi Tom

I'd go for "accentuated" as a synonym/meaning.

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