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italicize

/ɪˈtæl.ɪ.saɪz/

italicize verb: to put into italics.

Verb

italicize (third-person singular simple present italicizes, present participle italicizing, simple past and past participle italicized)

  1. (transitive) To put into italics.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To emphasize.

italicize meaning in Bengali

italicize in Bengali

ইটালিক অক্ষরে রাখা, গুরুত্ব প্রদান করা

Forms of italicize

third-person singular presentitalicizes
present participleitalicizing
past participleitalicized
pastitalicized
alternative Commonwealthitalicise

Origin of italicize

From italic + -ize.

Words formed from italicize

Questions about italicize

What does italicize mean?
Italicize means to put into italics.
What is italicize in Bengali?
Italicize in Bengali is ইটালিক অক্ষরে রাখা, গুরুত্ব প্রদান করা. See Italicize meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is italicize?
Italicize is a verb.
How do you pronounce italicize?
Italicize is pronounced /ɪˈtæl.ɪ.saɪz/.
What is the past tense of italicize?
The past tense of italicize is italicized.

Words near italicize in the dictionary

  1. italicising
  2. italicism
  3. italicisms
  4. italicization
  5. italicizations
  6. italicize
  7. italicized
  8. italicizes
  9. italicizing
  10. italick
  11. italicks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: italicize (page history and authors); italicize (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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