italicize

(ĭ-tălˈĭ-sīzˌ, ī-tălˈ-)

1. To print in italic type.
2. To underscore (written matter) with a single line to indicate italics.
3. To emphasize: “italicizing the upper extremity of the pitch spectrum with flute or piccolo” (Arthur Berger).

Related Forms:

• i·talˌi·ci·zaˈtion (-sĭ-zāˈshən) noun