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单词 obelize
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Definition of obelize in English:

obelize

(British obelise)
verb ˈɒb(ə)lʌɪzˈäbəˌlīz
[with object]
  • Mark (a word or passage) with an obelus to show that it is spurious, corrupt, or doubtful.

    this line is commonly obelized as interrupting the sequence of thought
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Graham's ‘obelizing’ makes for a poetry full of rhythmic complexity and moments of semantic uncertainty which are fundamental to the reader's experience of the poem.
    • I obelize barbaros because there is no other record of birds called by this name.
    • In twelve places Danese obelizes a word or line.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Greek obelizein, in the same sense.

 
 

Definition of obelize in US English:

obelize

(British obelise)
verbˈäbəˌlīz
[with object]
  • Mark (a word or passage) with an obelus to show that it is spurious, corrupt, or doubtful.

    this line is commonly obelized as interrupting the sequence of thought
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In twelve places Danese obelizes a word or line.
    • I obelize barbaros because there is no other record of birds called by this name.
    • Graham's ‘obelizing’ makes for a poetry full of rhythmic complexity and moments of semantic uncertainty which are fundamental to the reader's experience of the poem.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Greek obelizein, in the same sense.

 
 
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