apostrophize
/əˈpɑstrəfaɪz/
verb
- To address an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing as if it were present and could respond, especially in a speech or piece of writing.
- In the play, the hero apostrophizes fate for its cruelty.
- The poet apostrophizes the sun, asking it to warm the earth.
- She apostrophized the ocean, calling it a timeless witness.