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Definitions

italicize

[ih-tal-uh-sahyz, ahy-tal-] / ɪˈtæl əˌsaɪz, aɪˈtæl- /
VERB
emphasize
Synonyms
STRONG
accent accentuate affirm articulate assert charge dramatize enlarge enunciate feature headline highlight hit impress indicate maintain mark pinpoint press pronounce punctuate reiterate repeat spotlight stress underline underscore weight
WEAK
bear down dwell on insist on labor the point limelight make a point make clear make emphatic make much of play up point out point up put accent on rub in
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal deny hide ignore lose mumble neglect reduce

Example Sentences

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Jon Balke’s score is a spare accompaniment that knows when to italicize the unease and when to color in the serenity.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was italicize.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2022

Notes allows you to bold and italicize, too, which I do every once in a while if I’m feeling wild.

From The Verge • Jan. 17, 2022

Rayne’s production does not italicize the issue, but the show is not indifferent, either.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2017

The next step is to italicize these words, thus treating them as complete aliens, and thus we often see rôle, dépôt, &c.

From Society for Pure English, Tract 03 (1920) A Few Practical Suggestions by Society for Pure English

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.