mispunctuate

[ mis-puhngk-choo-eyt ]
/ mɪsˈpʌŋk tʃuˌeɪt /

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

to punctuate incorrectly.

Origin of mispunctuate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM mispunctuate

mis·punc·tu·a·tion, noun

Words nearby mispunctuate