apostrophise

• Verbe signifiant s'adresser directement à quelqu'un ou à quelque chose dans un discours ou un écrit, souvent comme figure de rhétorique ; ou placer une apostrophe.

A verb meaning to address someone or something directly in a speech or piece of writing, often as a rhetorical device; or to punctuate with an apostrophe.

1. B2formal

   To insert or use an apostrophe in writing, typically to indicate possession or omitted letters.

   Utiliser une apostrophe

   • You need to apostrophise the word 'don't' correctly.
   • The teacher showed the students how to apostrophise possessive nouns.
   • He forgot to apostrophise the contraction in his essay.