apostrophize

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈpɒstrəˌfaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə pos′trə fīz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•pos•tro•phize  (ə pos′trə fīz′),USA pronunciation v., -phized, -phiz•ing. [Rhet.]
v.t. 
  1. Rhetoricto address by apostrophe.

v.i. 
  1. Rhetoricto utter an apostrophe.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] a•pos′tro•phise′. 
  • apostrophe2 + -ize 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
apostrophize, apostrophise / əˈpɒstrəˌfaɪz/
  1. (transitive) to address an apostrophe to

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