apostrophize

[ uh-pos-truh-fahyz ]
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verb (used with object),a·pos·tro·phized, a·pos·tro·phiz·ing.
  1. to address by apostrophe.

verb (used without object),a·pos·tro·phized, a·pos·tro·phiz·ing.
  1. to utter an apostrophe.

Origin of apostrophize

1
First recorded in 1605–15; apostrophe2 + -ize
  • Also especially British, a·pos·tro·phise .

Other words from apostrophize

  • un·a·pos·tro·phized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for apostrophize

apostrophize

apostrophise

/ (əˈpɒstrəˌfaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) rhetoric to address an apostrophe to

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