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PARENTHESIZE
Etymology
Verb
parenthesize (third-person singular simple present parenthesizes, present participle parenthesizing, simple past and past participle parenthesized)
To place text in parentheses.
To interject.
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*ren"the*size, v. t.
Definition: To make a parenthesis of; to include within parenthetical marks. Lowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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