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单词 italicize
释义 ital·i·cize
\-ˌsīz\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: italic (I) + -ize
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to print in italics
  < the printer italicized the whole passage >
 b. : to underscore with a single line for emphasis or for some other purpose achieved in print by the use of italic type or so as to indicate that the matter underscored is to be set in italic type
  < annoyingly italicizes sentence after sentence in her notes >
2. : accentuate, emphasize, stress: as
 a. : to give sharp prominence to (spoken words) usually affectedly by the use of some oral speech device especially exaggerated intonation
  < she was italicizing every other word with that deadly, glittering brightness that a woman puts on — George Orwell >
  < italicized words and even phrases surged about in her conversation — Ngaio Marsh >
 b. : to bring out strongly or cause to be highlighted : play up
  < decorative features that italicize the building's perfect symmetry >
  < his scorn for the orthodox language and logic of the law is italicized by such wry remarks — Fred Rodell >
  < serves especially to italicize the principle — N.F.Adkins >
  < dramatically italicizes the movie's theme — Newsweek >
 c. : to outline sharply : bring into sharp relief
  < the little carmine smudge of her italicized lips — Bruce Marshall >
intransitive verb
: to use italics
 < has a habit of italicizing >
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