"orthographize" meaning in English

See orthographize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: orthographizes [present, singular, third-person], orthographizing [participle, present], orthographized [participle, past], orthographized [past]
Etymology: From orthography + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|orthography|ize}} orthography + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} orthographize (third-person singular simple present orthographizes, present participle orthographizing, simple past and past participle orthographized), {{tlb|en|transitive}} (transitive)
  1. To spell correctly or according to usage. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-orthographize-en-verb-9rSEaDnP
  2. To correct in regard to spelling. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-orthographize-en-verb-ZXxKm-M5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 65 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 14 61 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 78 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 81 14
  3. To devise a writing system for a language. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-orthographize-en-verb-htxlZJMu

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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