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Definition of Athetize
1. v. t. To set aside or reject as spurious, as by marking with an obelus.
Definition of Athetize
1. Verb. (transitive) To reject a passage of text as spurious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Athetize
1. to reject [v ATHETIZED, ATHETIZING, ATHETIZES] - See also: reject
Lexicographical Neighbors of Athetize
Literary usage of Athetize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Homerica, Emendations and Elucidations of the Odyssey by Thomas Leyden Agar (1908)
"In short the possibility of a corruption has a prior claim to consideration, and
should never be left out of account when we are inclined to athetize. ..."
2. Cornell Studies in Classical Philology by Cornell University (1901)
"The same sentence is found in Poen. 306. This fact has led some editors to athetize
the line in one context or the other. Poen. ..."
3. Greek Literature (1912)
"... anticipated the Germans, who athetize them on the ground that "the moment is
not suitable for such artificial flowers of speech. ..."
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