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obelize
ob·e·lize
/
ˈɒb
əˌlaɪz
/
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[
ob
-
uh
-lahyz
]
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verb (used with object),
ob·e·lized,
ob·e·liz·ing.
to mark (a
word
or passage) with an obelus.
Also,
especially British,
ob·e·lise.
Origin:
1605–15;
<
Greek
obelízein,
equivalent to
obel
(
ós
)
obelus
+
-izein
-ize
Related forms
ob·e·lism,
noun
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obelize
or
obelise
(ˈɒbɪˌlaɪz)
—
vb
(
tr
) to mark (a word or passage) with an obelus
[C17: from Greek
obelizein
]
obelise
or
obelise
—
vb
[C17: from Greek
obelizein
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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