obelise
/ˈoʊbəˌlaɪz/
verb
- To mark (a word or passage) with an obelus (a symbol like a dash or dagger) to indicate that it is spurious, doubtful, or to be deleted.
- In the critical edition, the translator chose to obelise several verses of uncertain origin.
- Scholars often obelise passages that appear to be later additions.
- The editor decided to obelise the questionable line in the ancient manuscript.