italicize

• POS: Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: i=tal=i=cize

CIDE DICTIONARY

italicize, v. t. & i. 

 To print in Italic characters; to underline written letters or words with a single line; as, to Italicize a word; Italicizes too much.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

italicize, v.tr. (also -ise) print in italics.

Derivative

italicization n.

THESAURUS

italicize

accent, accentuate, belabor, dwell on, emphasize, feature, give emphasis to, harp on, highlight, overaccentuate, overemphasize, overstress, place emphasis on, play up, point up, punctuate, rub in, spotlight, star, stress, underline, underscore