The Collaborative International Dictionary
Parenthesize
Parenthesize \Pa*ren"the*size\ (p[.a]*r[e^]n"th[-e]*s[imac]z),
v. t.
To make a parenthesis of; to include within parenthetical
marks.
--Lowell.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
parenthesize
1825, from parenthesis + -ize. Related: Parenthesized; parenthesizing.
Wiktionary
parenthesize
vb. To place text in parentheses.
Usage examples of "parenthesize".
It is well to parenthesize here, that of the fatal accidents in the Sperm-Whale Fishery, this kind is perhaps almost as frequent as any.