1. to mark with an obelus (÷) or similar symbol to indicate spurious, corrupt, or doubtful text
Usage: scholarly; textual criticism

Examples

• The editor chose to obelize the questionable passage rather than delete it entirely.
• Medieval scribes would obelize lines they suspected were not original.
• The scholar obelized several verses that appeared to be later additions.
• Rather than removing the dubious text, the manuscript tradition obelized it.
• The critical edition obelized passages where the manuscript evidence was unclear.