apostrophize
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apostrophised, past participle; apostrophised, past tense; apostrophises, 3rd person singular present; apostrophising, present participle; apostrophized, past participle; apostrophizes, 3rd person singular present; apostrophized, past tense; apostrophizing, present participle;
/əˈpästrəˌfīz/,
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apostrophised, past participle; apostrophised, past tense; apostrophises, 3rd person singular present; apostrophising, present participle; apostrophized, past participle; apostrophizes, 3rd person singular present; apostrophized, past tense; apostrophizing, present participle;
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Address an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem to (someone or something)
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Punctuate (a word) with an apostrophe
Web Definitions:
- use an apostrophe
- Apostrophe (Greek ἀποστροφή, apostrophé, "turning away"; the final e being sounded) is an exclamatory rhetorical figure of speech, when a speaker or writer breaks off and directs speech to an imaginary person or abstract quality or idea. ...
- To use the apostrophe figure of speech in writing or speech; To add one or more apostrophe characters to text to indicate missing letters