bear down vs punctuate

bear down and punctuate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bear down	No	No	Yes	No
punctuate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, punctuate is a hypernym of bear down; that is, punctuate is a word with a broader meaning than bear down:

Other hypernyms of bear down include accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, stress.

bear down (verb)	punctuate (verb)
exert a force or cause a strain upon	insert punctuation marks into
pay special attention to	interrupt periodically
exert full strength	to stress, single out as important
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
exert a force with a heavy weight
contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery