athetize

transitive verb

ath·​e·​tize
-ed/-ing/-s
: to reject or mark (a passage) as spurious
the athetized lines of the Iliad

Word History

Etymology

Greek athetein (from athetos set aside, not fixed, from a- a- entry 2 + thetos placed, from tithenai to place) + English -ize

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“Athetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/athetize. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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