Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apostrophise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: apos-trophise
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of apostrophize.

Example Sentences

"Will Royalty fly off towards Austria; like a lit rocket, towards endless Conflagration of Civil War? Stop it, ye Patriots, in the name of Heaven! Rude voices passionately apostrophise Royalty itself."
"Miss Phyllis Morgan, as the hapless heroine dressed in the shabbiest of clothes, appears in the midst of a gay and giddy throng; she apostrophises all and sundry there, including the villain, and has a magnificent scene which always brings down the house, and nightly adds to her histrionic laurels."

Etymology

From apostrophe + -ise.

Inflected Forms

apostrophises (present, singular) apostrophising (participle, present) apostrophised (participle, past) apostrophised (past)

Synonyms

apostrophize

Questions

What does apostrophise mean?: Alternative spelling of apostrophize.
Where does apostrophise come from?: From apostrophe + -ise.

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