italicize, v.
(ɪˈtælɪsaɪz)
[f. Italic + -ize.]
trans. To print in italics, or (in writing) underscore with a single line as a sign that the word or words thus marked are to be so printed, or in order to emphasize or otherwise distinguish them.
| 1795 Parr Rem. Statem. Combe 78 In p. 17 of his pamphlet the Dr. has printed, but not italicised another inaccuracy. 1858 Ruskin Arrows of Chace (1880) I. 139 The words which I have italicized in the above extract are those which were surprising to me. 1865 Spectator 28 Jan. 100 The lines we have italicized are lines of very great beauty. 1871–3 Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue (ed. 2) §30 There are no words in the Latin answering to the words which are italicised in the English version. |
| fig. 1870 H. Smart Race for Wife i, A slight inflection of voice just italicised the epithet. |
Hence
iˈtalicized ppl. a.,
iˈtalicizing vbl. n. Also
iˌtaliciˈzation, the action of italicizing.
| 1888 W. Sharp in Academy 17 Mar. 184/3 The italicisation is mine; but comment I have none. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 20 Oct. 2/2 Carlyle, however, gave positive injunctions on the point,..running as follows, with the characteristic italicising here reproduced. 1898 E. S. Wallace Jerusalem the Holy viii. 131 The italicized words briefly but accurately describe the land. |