punctuate vs background

background vs punctuate

punctuate is not a noun while background is a noun.

punctuate and background both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
punctuate	No	No	Yes	No
background	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, background is a hyponym of punctuate; that is, background is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than punctuate:

punctuate: to stress, single out as important
background: understate the importance or quality of

Other hyponyms of punctuate include downplay, play down, bring out, set off, re-emphasise, re-emphasize, bear down, topicalize, point up, drive home, press home, ram home, emphasise, emphasize, underline, underscore.

punctuate (noun)	background (noun)
	scenery hung at back of stage
	(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
	a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
	the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
	information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
	extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
	relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
	the state of the environment in which a situation exists

punctuate (verb)	background (verb)
insert punctuation marks into	understate the importance or quality of
interrupt periodically
to stress, single out as important

Difference between punctuate and background

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