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obelize
[ ob-uh-lahyz ]
verb (used with object)
, ob·e·lized, ob·e·liz·ing.
- to mark (a word or passage) with an obelus.
obelize
/ ˈɒbɪˌlaɪz /
verb
- tr to mark (a word or passage) with an obelus
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- obe·lism noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of obelize1
C17: from Greek obelizein
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Example Sentences
During the last two years, apart from much else, I have emended the Letters of St. Jerome, obelizing what was false and spurious and explaining the obscure passages with notes.
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Griesbach, on far slenderer evidence, was for obelizing all the three clauses.
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Many of these niceties must be known, before a critic can ever allow himself to believe that he is right in obelizing, or in marking with so much as a ? any verse whatever of Milton's.
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