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a·pos·tro·phize
 apostrophize
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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
apostrophizes, apostrophizing, apostrophized |
| definition: |
to address (a person, usu. absent, or a personified object or idea).
He apostrophized her virtue in the sonnet. |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to speak or write as an address to a usu. absent person or personified object or idea.
He often apostrophizes in his class presentations. |
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