obelize

== English == === Alternative forms === obelise === Etymology === From Hellenic Ancient Greek ὀβελίζειν (obelízein), from ὀβελός (obelós, “obelus”). === Verb === obelize (third-person singular simple present obelizes, present participle obelizing, simple past and past participle obelized) To mark (a written or printed passage) with an obelus; to judge as spurious or doubtful. [from 17th c.] === References === “Obelize, v.” listed on page 12 of volume VII (O–P), § i (O) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1909] “obelize, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989] “obelize, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [3rd ed., March 2004]