apostrophize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb use an apostrophe
    apostrophise.

WordNet


A*pos"tro*phize transitive verb
Etymology
imp. & p. p. Apostrophized (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Apostrophizing.
Definitions
  1. To address by apostrophe.
  2. To contract by omitting a letter or letters; also, to mark with an apostrophe (') or apostrophes.
A*pos"tro*phize intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To use the rhetorical figure called apostrophe.

Webster 1913