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italicize
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Italicize
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i·tal·i·cize
/
ɪˈtæl
əˌsaɪz, aɪˈtæl-
/
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[
ih-
tal
-
uh
-sahyz, ahy-
tal
-
]
Show IPA
verb,
i·tal·i·cized,
i·tal·i·ciz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to print in
italic
type.
2.
to underscore with a single
line
, as in indicating
italics
.
verb (used without object)
3.
to use
italics
.
Also,
especially British,
i·tal·i·cise.
Origin:
1785–95;
italic
+
-ize
Related forms
i·tal·i·ci·za·tion,
noun
un·i·tal·i·cized,
adjective
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italicize
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italicize
or
italicise
(ɪˈtælɪˌsaɪz)
—
vb
1.
to print (textual matter) in italic type
2.
(
tr
) to underline (letters, words, etc) with a single line to indicate italics
italicise
or
italicise
—
vb
italici'zation
or
italicise
—
n
italici'sation
or
italicise
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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