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to parenthesize

to parenthesize

7.0
To put words or numbers inside parentheses
  • verb
  • /pərˈɛnθəˌsaɪz/
translation icon : encerrar entre paréntesis
  • The teacher asked the students to parenthesize the key concepts for easier reading.

Examples

  • Abr.: items included indicated with parenthesized ch. and pp. numbers.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Make sure to parenthesize any quoted material in your essay to clarify the source.

  • In her notes, she decided to parenthesize the definitions to emphasize their importance.

How Separated

to footnote
1 4.3
to bracket
1 4.4
to parenthesize
7.0
to note
951 1.6
to mention
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

parenthesize infinitive
parenthesized past
parenthesized past participle
parenthesizing present participle
parenthesizes third person singular

Morphology

parenthesize = parenthesis (transparent) = parenthesis + ize

Formed by adding the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize' to the noun 'parenthesis', so the literal meaning 'make into/put in parentheses' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Parenthesize comes from the word parenthesis and the Greek part para- meaning 'beside'. So to parenthesize is to put extra words 'beside' the main sentence, usually inside round marks to show they are not the main idea.