1. marking text with an obelus (÷ or †) to indicate spurious or doubtful passages
Usage: scholarly; textual criticism

Examples

• The scholar spent hours obelizing questionable passages in the ancient manuscript.
• Medieval scribes were skilled at obelizing corrupted text.
• The editor is obelizing several lines that appear to be later additions.
• After obelizing the disputed verses, the text became more reliable.
• The process of obelizing helps identify textual problems in historical documents.