orthographize

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verb

To spell correctly or according to usage or pronunciation.

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Meanings

verborthographize (third-person singular simple present orthographizes, present participle orthographizing, simple past and past participle orthographized)

present singular third person orthographizes · participle present orthographizing · participle past orthographized · past orthographized

  1. transitiveTo spell correctly or according to usage or pronunciation.
  2. transitiveTo correct in regard to spelling.

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

    1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue
  3. transitiveTo devise a writing system for a language.

Origin

From orthography + -ize.

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APA

orthographize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthographize

MLA

“orthographize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthographize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthographize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthographize.

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