mispunctuate

[ mis-puhngk-choo-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

, mis·punc·tu·at·ed, mis·punc·tu·at·ing.

1. to punctuate incorrectly.

Other Words From

• mis·punctu·ation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mispunctuate¹

First recorded in 1840–50; mis- ¹ + punctuate