set off vs punctuate

set off and punctuate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set off	No	No	Yes	No
punctuate	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of set off include accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, stress.

set off (verb)	punctuate (verb)
cause to burst with a violent release of energy	insert punctuation marks into
set in motion or cause to begin	interrupt periodically
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast	to stress, single out as important
provoke or stir up
put in motion or move to act
depart for someplace
make up for