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verb
To put into italics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: media, publishing, typography
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To emphasize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
print in italics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: italicise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: print, impress
History
Etymology tree English italic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English italicize From italic + -ize.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
