parenthesize
/pəˈrɛnθəsaɪz/
verb
- To place (a word, phrase, or number) inside parentheses.
- The editor asked the writer to parenthesize the citation.
- In the formula, you should parenthesize the addition before the multiplication.
- Please parenthesize the optional items in the list.
- To insert (a remark or passage) as an aside or digression in speech or writing.
- The speaker would often parenthesize a comment about the weather before continuing.
- She tended to parenthesize her opinions with little jokes.
- In his diary, he would parenthesize his private thoughts between descriptions of events.