mispunctuate

[ mis-puhngk-choo-eyt ]

verb (used with object),mis·punc·tu·at·ed, mis·punc·tu·at·ing.

to punctuate incorrectly.

Origin of mispunctuate

¹

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

Other words from mispunctuate

mis·punc·tu·a·tion, noun

Words Nearby mispunctuate

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