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obelizes

obelizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of obelize.

Meaning of obelize

Verb

obelize (third-person singular simple present obelizes, present participle obelizing, simple past and past participle obelized)

  1. To mark (a written or printed passage) with an obelus; to judge as spurious or doubtful.
    • All modern classicists like to display due caution before coming to a conclusion and will reluctantly obelise any words in a manuscript that resist obvious emendation before deciding that on balance one version is better than another.2015, James Davidson, “Laugh as long as you can”, in London Review of Books, volume 37, number 14

Questions about obelizes

What is obelizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Obelizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of obelize.

Words near obelizes in the dictionary

  1. obelisks
  2. obelism
  3. obelisms
  4. obelize
  5. obelized
  6. obelizes
  7. obelizing
  8. obelus
  9. obeluses
  10. obento
  11. obentos

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