What is the Latin word for apostrophize?

The usual Latin words for “apostrophize” are affor, appellō, compellō; also convertō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“apostrophize” in Latin

afforto speak to, address, accost, implore; to fix the use of the auspices, to be destined; to bid farewell to the dead, take appellōto drive or move to; to land or put ashore compellōto gather, collect, push together; to compel, reduce to a certain condition or state by force; to urge convertōto turn upside-down; to invert; to turn over (soil etc); to turn back or recoil

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

apostrophize

aliquem alloqui, affari, appellare, compellare [Syn. under ACCOST]: omnem orationem in aliquem or aliquam rem transducere, convertere; transducere et convertere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for apostrophize?: The usual Latin words for “apostrophize” are affor, appellō, compellō; also convertō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.