punctualize

verb2

1. •
   To render as, or turn into, a point; (specifically, sociology) to consider a conceptual or social network as a single point-like entity or “black box”.

   • Certainly, some networks are easier to punctualize than others. They are network packages, routines, taken for granted. — 2006
2. •
   To express an action as happening at a specific moment.

   • Among indices of the first type, we find not only adverbs like hier ‘yesterday’, but also a variety of other expressions that serve to punctualize or indicate a specific time. — 1980