orthographize

[ awr-thog-ruh-fahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, or·thog·ra·phized, or·thog·ra·phiz·ing.

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

verb (used without object)

, or·thog·ra·phized, or·thog·ra·phiz·ing.

1. to apply the rules of correct spelling.

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthographize¹

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

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