A*pos"tro*phize (&?;), v. t., [imp. &
p. p. Apostrophized (&?;); p. pr. & vb.
n. Apostrophizing.] 1. To address by
apostrophe.
2. To contract by omitting a letter or letters;
also, to mark with an apostrophe (') or apostrophes.
A*pos"tro*phize, v. i. To use the
rhetorical figure called apostrophe.