1. addressing someone absent or dead, or a personified object or abstract idea, as if present and able to hear
Usage: present participle of apostrophise (British spelling); literary and rhetorical device
2. inserting or using apostrophes (punctuation marks) in writing
Usage: less common; technical usage

Examples

• The poet was apostrophising the moon, speaking to it as though it could understand her grief.
• In the speech, the orator began apostrophising the founding fathers, calling upon their wisdom.
• She found herself apostrophising her lost love, unable to move past the memory.
• The playwright used apostrophising to create an intimate connection between the character and the audience.
• He was apostrophising death itself, personifying it as a dark companion.
• The student struggled with apostrophising contractions correctly in her essay.