APOSTROPHIZE

apostrophize, apostrophise

(verb) use an apostrophe

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

apostrophize (third-person singular simple present apostrophizes, present participle apostrophizing, simple past and past participle apostrophized)

(transitive) To address using the form of rhetoric called the apostrophe.

To add one or more apostrophe characters to text to indicate missing letters.

Source: Wiktionary

A*pos"tro*phize, v. t., Etym: [imp. & p. p. Apostrophized; p. pr. & vb. n. Apostrophizing.]

1. To address by apostrophe.

2. To contract by omitting a letter or letters; also, to mark with an apostrophe (') or apostrophes.

A*pos"tro*phize, v. i.

Definition: To use the rhetorical figure called apostrophe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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