parenthesize

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parenthesize

/pəˈɹɛnθ.ə.saɪz/ UK

verb parenthesizes · parenthesizing · parenthesized · parenthesise

To place text in parentheses. 1918, William Strunk Jr., Elements of Style, Ithaca, N.Y.: Priv. print. [Geneva, N.Y.: Press of W. F. Humphrey], http://www.bartleby.com/141/strunk2.html When a wholly detached expression or sentence is parenthesized, the final stop comes before the last mark of parenthesis.
To interject. 1871, Alexander Innes Shand, Against Time, Littell & Gay, p. 66, https://books.google.ca/books?id=BS8nAAAAMAAJ&q=%22parenthesized%22+OR+%22parenthesised%22&dq=%22parenthesized%22+OR+%22parenthesised%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3ibvH4KHNAhUI4GMKHZRYAQoQ6AEISTAI "Heaven grant it!" parenthesized Lord Rus

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verb place in parentheses

Español	poner entre paréntesis, parentetizar
Português	pôr entre parêntesis
Français	mettre entre parenthèses
Deutsch	klammern, in Klammern setzen, einklammern

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@misc{parenthesize_2026,
  title = {parenthesize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parenthesize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}