apostrophize
trəˌfaɪz verb (used with object)
1.
to address by apostrophe.
verb (used without object)
2.
to utter an apostrophe.
Also, especially British, a·pos·tro·phise.
Related forms
un·a·pos·tro·phized, adjective
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| —vb | |
| (tr) rhetoric to address an apostrophe to | |
| apostrophise or apostrophise | |
| —vb | |
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