Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

italicise

/ɪˈtæl.ɪ.saɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ital-i-cise
IPA
/ɪˈtæl.ɪ.saɪz/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of italicize.

British usage

Etymology

From italic + -ise.

Usage

Inflected Forms

italicises (present, singular) italicising (participle, present) italicised (participle, past) italicised (past)

Derived Forms

italicisation unitalicise unitalicised

Synonyms

italicize

Homonyms

italicize

Questions

How do you pronounce italicise?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈtæl.ɪ.saɪz/.
What does italicise mean?
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of italicize.
Where does italicise come from?
From italic + -ise.

How to pronounce italicise

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