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apostrophize

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a·pos·tro·phize  (-pstr-fz)
tr. & intr.v. a·pos·tro·phized, a·pos·tro·phiz·ing, a·pos·tro·phiz·es
To address by or speak or write in apostrophe.
apostrophize, apostrophise [əˈpɒstrəˌfaɪz]
vb
(Literature / Rhetoric) (tr) Rhetoric to address an apostrophe to
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.apostrophize - use an apostropheapostrophize - use an apostrophe                    
apostrophise
write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
Translations
apostrophize [əˈpɒstrəfaɪz] VT → apostrofar
apostrophize
vt → apostrophieren (form)
vi → sich in feierlichen Reden ergehen
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Warming with the theme, and inflating themselves with their own eulogies, these magnanimous heroes of the trencher would start up, advance a short distance beyond the light of the fire, and apostrophize most vehemently their Blackfeet enemies, as though they had been within hearing.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
 
 
 
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