From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishitalicizei‧tal‧i‧cize (also italicise British English) /ɪˈtælɪsaɪz/ verb [transitive] TCNto put or print something in italics —italicized adjective→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
italicize• Check in the writer's manual to see if you should italicize a foreign word.• One nice touch lets you italicize and embolden text simply by highlighting it and clicking on one of the toolbox icons. 