1. present participle of italicize; formatting text in slanted letters for emphasis or to indicate titles
Usage: typography; writing

Examples

• She is italicizing the book titles in her essay.
• The editor suggested italicizing foreign words in the manuscript.
• When italicizing text, make sure it stands out from the regular font.
• The student was italicizing key terms in her notes.
• He spent time italicizing the scientific names of species.
• The style guide requires italicizing newspaper names.