obelize (third-person singular simple present obelizes, present participle obelizing, simple past and past participle obelized)
To mark (a written or printed passage) with an obelus; to judge as spurious or doubtful. [from 17th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ob"e*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obelized; p. pr. & vb. n. Obelizing.] Etym: [Gr. Obelus.]
Definition: To designate with an obelus; to mark as doubtful or spirituous. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
