Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Apostrophize · A·pos·tro·phize · IPA v. t. v. i. 01 v. t. To address by apostrophe. 1. To address by apostrophe. 2. To contract by omitting a letter or letters; also, to mark with an apostrophe (') or apostrophes. 02 v. i. To use the rhetorical figure called apostrophe. 1. To use the rhetorical figure called apostrophe.