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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.

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

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