obelize

[ ob-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˈɒb əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), ob·e·lized, ob·e·liz·ing.

to mark (a word or passage) with an obelus.
Also especially British, ob·e·lise.

Origin of obelize

1605–15; < Greek obelízein, equivalent to obel(ós) obelus + -izein -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM obelize

ob·e·lism, noun

Words nearby obelize

obeid, obeisance, obelia, obelion, obelisk, obelize, obelus, obento, oberammergau, oberhausen, oberland

British Dictionary definitions for obelise

obelize

obelise

/ (ˈɒbɪˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to mark (a word or passage) with an obelus

Word Origin for obelize

C17: from Greek obelizein