parenthesize
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- parenthesise (UK)
Etymology
[edit]From parenthesis + -ize.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]parenthesize (third-person singular simple present parenthesizes, present participle parenthesizing, simple past and past participle parenthesized)
- To place text in parentheses.
- 1918, William Strunk Jr., Elements of Style, Ithaca, N.Y.: Priv. print. [Geneva, N.Y.: Press of W. F. Humphrey], [1]
- When a wholly detached expression or sentence is parenthesized, the final stop comes before the last mark of parenthesis.
- 1918, William Strunk Jr., Elements of Style, Ithaca, N.Y.: Priv. print. [Geneva, N.Y.: Press of W. F. Humphrey], [1]
- To interject.
- 1871, Alexander Innes Shand, Against Time, Littell & Gay, p. 66, [2]
- "Heaven grant it!" parenthesized Lord Rushbrook.
- 1894, Vogue[3], volume 3, Condé Nast Publications, page iv:
- "He is a friend of mine!" the Lieutenant parenthesized abruptly.
- 1871, Alexander Innes Shand, Against Time, Littell & Gay, p. 66, [2]
Translations
[edit]place in parentheses
|