1. printed or displayed in italic type (slanted letters)

1. past tense and past participle of italicize; to print or format text in italic type

Examples

• The book title was italicized in the bibliography.
• Foreign words are often italicized in English texts.
• She italicized the key terms in her essay.
• The italicized text stood out from the rest of the paragraph.
• Scientific names of species are typically italicized.
• The editor italicized all the emphasized phrases.
• Magazine titles should be italicized in academic writing.