Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

italicize

/ɪˈtæl.ɪ.saɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
ital-i-cize
IPA
/ɪˈtæl.ɪ.saɪz/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To put into italics.

Transitive verb

verb

To emphasize.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English italic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English italicize From italic + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

italicizes (present, singular) italicizing (participle, present) italicized (participle, past) italicized (past) italicise (alternative, Commonwealth)

Derived Forms

deitalicize italicization unitalicize

Frequently Paired Words

bold boldface embolden strike through underline

Synonyms

italicise

Homonyms

italicise

Questions

How do you pronounce italicize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈtæl.ɪ.saɪz/.
What does italicize mean?
To put into italics.
Where does italicize come from?
Etymology tree English italic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English italicize From italic + -ize.

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