| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| italicize |
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| SYLLABICATION: | i·tal·i·cize |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -t l -s z , -tl- |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: i·tal·i·cized, i·tal·i·ciz·ing, i·tal·i·ciz·es
1. To print in italic type. 2. To underscore (written matter) with a single line to indicate italics. 3. To emphasize: “italicizing the upper extremity of the pitch spectrum with flute or piccolo” (Arthur Berger). | | OTHER FORMS: | i·tali·ci·zation (-s-z sh n) —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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