51³Ō¹Ļ

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italicize

especially British, ¾±Ā·³Ł²¹±ōĀ·¾±Ā·³¦¾±²õ±š

[ih-tal-uh-sahyz, ahy-tal-]

verb (used with object)

italicized, italicizing 
  1. to print in italic type.

  2. to underscore with a single line, as in indicating italics.



verb (used without object)

italicized, italicizing 
  1. to use italics.

italicize

/ ɪˈ³ŁĆ¦±ōɪˌ²õ²¹ÉŖ³ś /

verb

  1. to print (textual matter) in italic type

  2. (tr) to underline (letters, words, etc) with a single line to indicate italics

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • italicization noun
  • unitalicized adjective
  • ¾±ĖŒ³Ł²¹±ō¾±³¦¾±Ėˆ³ś²¹³Ł¾±“Ē²Ō noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of italicize1

First recorded in 1785–95; italic + -ize
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Example Sentences

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The skips in time that occur in the play are unnecessarily italicized.

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There’s a little too much mugging, italicizing and elbow-nudging, as if we might not be able to enjoy Sondheim’s unsparing wit on our own.

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The ensemble recreates the communal energy of the characters, though sometimes what’s italicized in the script might have been more potently conveyed with underplaying.

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In a startlingly modern conception, the negative space of Claudel’s abrupt amputation exposes — and italicizes — the human body’s dense, inescapable physicality.

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It had a blue cover, she said, and was unmarked except for ā€œcuaderno de trabajoā€ written in the italicized superscript taught in elementary schools around Mexico.

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