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To mark (a written or printed passage) with an obelus; to judge as spurious or doubtful..
All modern classicists like to display due caution before coming to a conclusion and will reluctantly obelise any words in a manuscript that resist obvious emendation before deciding that on balance one version is better than another.
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Obelize means To mark (a written or printed passage) with an obelus; to judge as spurious or doubtful..
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All modern classicists like to display due caution before coming to a conclusion and will reluctantly obelise any words in a manuscript that resist obvious emendation before deciding that on balance one version is better than another.
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