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apostrophise

a·pos·tro·phize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-pos-truh-fahyz]
    • /əˈpɒs trəˌfaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-pos-truh-fahyz]
    • /əˈpɒs trəˌfaɪz/

Definitions of apostrophise word

  • verb with object apostrophise to address by apostrophe. 1
  • verb without object apostrophise to utter an apostrophe. 1
  • verb apostrophise Alternative spelling of apostrophize. 0
See all 3 definitions of apostrophise

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Origin of apostrophise

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; apostrophe2 + -ize

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Apostrophise

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Apostrophise

apostrophise popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

apostrophise usage trend in Literature

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