apostrophize

(verb)

verb

1. use an apostrophe

Similar word(s): apostrophise

Definition categories: communication, write

Sentences with apostrophize as a verb:

- (c1850): "You little thought,” said Mr. Pumblechook, apostrophizing the fowl in the dish, “when you was a young fledgling, what was in store for you. Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens.(1894): "...she resumed her former occupation, and continued to soliloquize and apostrophize her absent handmaidens, without even appearing sensible of his presence. St.Ronan's Well, by Sir Walter Scott.