Italicized Uncommon

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Definitions

Verb

simple past tense and past participle of italicize

"The editor italicized the book titles in the bibliography to follow standard formatting rules."

In plain English: To italicize something means to write it using slanted letters instead of straight ones.

"The editor italicized several key words in the manuscript to make them stand out for emphasis."

Example Sentences

"The editor italicized several key words in the manuscript to make them stand out for emphasis." verb

"She italicized her name in the signature to make it stand out." verb

"The editor told him he had not properly italicized the book title." verb

"He quickly italicized the key dates on his timeline for emphasis." verb