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.