v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' ta-l ə - ˌ s ī z, i-, ī -
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -cized ; -ciz · ing
Date: 1795
1 : to print in italics or underscore with a single line
2 : EMPHASIZE <the microphone italicize s every curdled top note ― P. G. Davis>
– ital · i · ci · za · tion \ - ˌ ta-l ə -s ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun