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

Examples

• The editor obelizes the questionable passage in the ancient manuscript.
• Scholars often obelize text that appears to be corrupted or interpolated.
• The philologist obelizes several lines that seem inconsistent with the author’s style.
• When preparing the critical edition, she obelizes all disputed readings.
• The manuscript tradition shows where previous editors have obelized problematic verses.