apostrophize

verb

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apos·tro·phize | \ ə-ˈpä-strə-ˌfīz

apostrophized; apostrophizing

Definition of apostrophize

transitive verb

: to address by or in apostrophe

intransitive verb

: to make use of apostrophe

Examples of apostrophize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Both thereby apostrophize America’s original sin and permanent crisis: the otherizing of the not white, regardless of gradations. — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, "The Amy Sherald Effect," 16 Sep. 2019 Schumer brings this to life with the exemplary comedic device of self-apostrophizing asides, in which Emily brandishes her self-esteem to herself as if to compensate for its absence. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "Amy Schumer’s Comedy Deserves Better Than “Snatched”," 11 May 2017

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