obolize
obolize is the archaic form of obelize.
Meaning of obelize
Verb
obelize (third-person singular simple present obelizes, present participle obelizing, simple past and past participle obelized)
- 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
Forms of obolize
| third-person singular present | obolizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | obolizing |
| past participle | obolized |
| past | obolized |
Questions about obolize
- What is obolize the archaic form of?
- Obolize is the archaic form of obelize.
Words near obolize in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: obolize (page history and authors); obelize (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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