orthographize

American  

[awr-thog-ruh-fahyz] / ɔrˈθɒg rəˌfaɪz /

especially British, orthographise

verb (used with object)

orthographized, orthographizing

1. to spell correctly or according to the rules of orthography.

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verb (used without object)

orthographized, orthographizing

1. to apply the rules of correct spelling.

Etymology

Origin of orthographize

First recorded in 1605–15; orthograph(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

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orthographized

Supposing the C aspirated, Coigan-zu and Hoaingan-fu, both certainly arbitrarily orthographized from the Chinese pronunciation, are not very dissimilar.--E.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

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