adjective
- printed or displayed in italic type
Usage: British spelling
verb
- past tense and past participle of italicise; to print or display in italic type
Usage: British spelling
Examples
- The book title was italicised in the bibliography.
- Foreign words are often italicised in academic writing.
- She italicised the key terms in her essay.
- The italicised text stood out from the rest of the paragraph.
- All scientific names must be italicised according to the style guide.
- The editor italicised the Latin phrases throughout the manuscript.