obelize

American  

[ob-uh-lahyz] / ˈɒb əˌlaɪz /

especially British, obelise

verb (used with object)

obelized, obelizing

1. to mark (a word or passage) with an obelus.

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obelize British  

/ ˈɒbɪˌlaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to mark (a word or passage) with an obelus

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Other Word Forms

• obelism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of obelize

1605–15; < Greek obelízein, equivalent to obel ( ós ) obelus + -izein -ize

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

obelizing

Griesbach, on far slenderer evidence, was for obelizing all the three clauses.

From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward

During the last two years, apart from much else, I have emended the Letters of St. Jerome, obelizing what was false and spurious and explaining the obscure passages with notes.

From Erasmus and the Age of Reformation by Huizinga, Johan