Definitions

1. noun

a mark (‘) used to indicate omission of a letter or to form a possessive, or in ancient Greek, to indicate a contraction or a word that is not being used literally.

“She didn’t know the difference between an apostrophe and a comma.”

2. verb

to quote or imitate a person’s words, especially in a literary or dramatic work.

“The playwright chose to apostrophise her character’s emotions to convey a deeper meaning.”