athetize

== English == === Alternative forms === athetise (non-Oxford British English) === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἄθετος (áthetos, “removed”), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæθətaɪz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæθəˌtaɪz/ === Verb === athetize (third-person singular simple present athetizes, present participle athetizing, simple past and past participle athetized) (American spelling, Oxford British English) (linguistics, transitive) To reject a passage of text as spurious. ==== Related terms ====