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orthographize

verb

Etymology

From orthography + -ize.

  1. derived from *gerbʰ-✻ — “to carve”
  2. derived from *h₃erdʰ-✻ — “to grow, increase; high; upright”
  3. derived from ορθο-
  4. derived from ὀρθογραφία — “correct spelling”
  5. derived from orthographia — “correct spelling; building elevation”
  6. derived from orthographie
  7. derived from ortografie
  8. inherited from ortografie
  9. suffixed as orthographize — “orthography + ize”

Definitions

  1. To spell correctly or according to usage or pronunciation.

  2. To correct in regard to spelling.

    • "In the" coalesced into "ith", which modern reaction has orthographized to "i' th".

  3. To devise a writing system for a language.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA