mis-apostrophize

verb

To add an apostrophe inappropriately

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Meanings

verbmis-apostrophize (third-person singular simple present mis-apostrophizes, present participle mis-apostrophizing, simple past and past participle mis-apostrophized)

present singular third person mis-apostrophizes · participle present mis-apostrophizing · participle past mis-apostrophized · past mis-apostrophized

  1. raretransitiveTo add an apostrophe inappropriately
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    Will never tried to pick up women. He thought it unnatural and a little awkward, but he was feeling extraordinarily confident with Amelior in his system, so he took a plunge. "Don't you hate it when they mis-apostrophize things?" he asked, looking at her but nodding his head toward the menu. She looked up at it and smiled at Will, understanding what he meant. "Yeah, possessive drinks are the worst." Will laughed.

    2013, JSB Morse, Now and at the Hour of Our Death, page 76

Origin

From mis- + apostrophize.

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APA

mis-apostrophize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mis-apostrophize

MLA

“mis-apostrophize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mis-apostrophize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mis-apostrophize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mis-apostrophize.

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