Apostrophize
verb
To direct your speech or writing towards someone or something, as if you were talking to them.
The actress apostrophized the statue, pouring out her deepest feelings as if it could hear her.
Often appears as...
- apostrophize the audience
- apostrophize a character
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
verb
To use an apostrophe sign (') in writing or printing.
It's important to correctly apostrophize contractions in English.
Often appears as...
- apostrophize a contraction
- correctly apostrophize
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To direct your speech or writing towards someone or something, as if you were talking to them.
The actress apostrophized the statue, pouring out her deepest feelings as if it could hear her.
Often appears as...
- apostrophize the audience
- apostrophize a character
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
verb
To use an apostrophe sign (') in writing or printing.
It's important to correctly apostrophize contractions in English.
Often appears as...
- apostrophize a contraction
- correctly apostrophize
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Literary Device
Used for dramatic effect in literature or speeches, often indicating an emotional outburst.
She apostrophized the heavens in anguish.
Pro Tip 2/3Imaginary Conversation
Speakers may apostrophize objects or absent people as if they could respond.
The poet apostrophized the sea, sharing his sorrows.
Pro Tip 3/3Personification
Apostrophizing often involves personifying non-human entities.
He apostrophized the storm, begging it to cease.
Compare with
accostaddressapostrophedirectinvokerefer tospeak to
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