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Definition of apostrophize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

apostrophize

verb

NAmE//əˈpɑstrəˌfaɪz//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they apostrophize

he / she / it apostrophizes

past simple apostrophized

-ing form apostrophizing

1(formal or literary) apostrophize somebody to address what you are saying, or a poem, a speech in a play, etc. to a particular person

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2apostrophize something to add apostrophes to a piece of writing

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