What does acupunctuate mean?
Acupunctuate means (rare) To pierce with a needle; to treat with acupuncture..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(rare) To pierce with a needle; to treat with acupuncture..
In the course of these months she was bled, leeched, acupunctuated, […].
Indeed, a lady quietly remarked to the writer, with that exquisite sweet malice wherewith French ladies so much delight to acu-punctuate their English sisters, "I have never seen any English lady handle her fan nearly so gracefully as that Basque boy does; they ALWAYS make themselves in a heat by blowing so hard, but look at him."
Who do you suppose get acupunctuated better, a Tibetan yak-herd or Chairman Mao?
Use acupunctuate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Acupunctuate means (rare) To pierce with a needle; to treat with acupuncture..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In the course of these months she was bled, leeched, acupunctuated, […].
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