italicize
verb (used with object)
to print in italic type.
italicizes
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present tense formof italicize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In a startlingly modern conception, the negative space of Claudel’s abrupt amputation exposes — and italicizes — the human body’s dense, inescapable physicality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024
There is some dispute about whether the new guidance captures Thomas’ conduct for the first time ever, or if it merely bolds, italicizes, and underlines what should’ve already been obvious.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2023
Her physical comedy, kinetic and rubbery, constantly shifting and shameless, italicizes everything.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
That metric underlines, italicizes and bolds McIlroy's steadiness from start to finish in the 2018-'19 season.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 26, 2019
Our author in his reply quotes this note, and italicizes the passages as they are printed here.
From Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" by Joseph Barber Lightfoot
