repunctuate

verb

re·​punc·​tu·​ate (ˌ)rē-ˈpəŋk-chə-ˌwāt 

repunctuated; repunctuating

transitive verb

: to punctuate (written matter) in a different way

repunctuate a manuscript

Repunctuate the paragraphs to remove the sentence fragments and fragmentary sentences.

—Gerald Nelson and Sidney Greenbaum

repunctuation

(ˌ)rē-ˌpəŋk-chə-ˈwā-shən 

noun

To this day, repunctuation … remains a prerogative assumed by those editing Shakespeare's texts …

—Jonathan Crewe

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above