1. past tense of apostrophise; addressed someone or something directly in speech or writing, especially someone absent or something abstract
Usage: literary; formal

Examples

• The poet apostrophised the moon in her verses.
• He apostrophised his deceased father during the eulogy.
• The speaker apostrophised liberty as if it were a person.
• She apostrophised the wind in her dramatic monologue.
• The author apostrophised death throughout the novel.