Complete Definition of "apostrophize"

English

Verb
en-verb|apostrophizes|apostrophizing|apostrophized

  1. To use the apostrophe figure of speech in writing or speech

#: He would apostrophize execessively which made his writing tiresome.

  1. To add one or more apostrophe characters to text to indicate missing letters.
  2. Turning away from.

:: (c1850): You little thought,� said Mr. Pumblechook, apostrophizing the fowl in the dish, �when you was a young fledgling, what was in store for you. Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens.
:: Also used by Thomas Hardy, Charlotte Bronte.

See also
apostrophe

te:apostrophize
vi:apostrophize

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