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obelize

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obelize /ˈɒbɪlʌɪz / (British English also obelise)
verb [with object] mark (a word or passage) with an obelus to show that it is spurious, corrupt, or doubtful:
this line is commonly obelized as interrupting the sequence of thought.
– ORIGIN mid 17th century: from Greek obelizein, in the same sense.