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parenthesize definition

pa·ren·the·size (-sīz′)

transitive verb parenthesized -·sized′, parenthesizing -·siz′·ing

    1. to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis
    2. to put into parentheses
  2. to place a parenthesis within to parenthesize a talk with jokes

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