"ostrichize" meaning in All languages combined

See ostrichize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: ostrichizes [present, singular, third-person], ostrichizing [participle, present], ostrichized [participle, past], ostrichized [past]
Etymology: From ostrich + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ostrich|ize}} ostrich + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} ostrichize (third-person singular simple present ostrichizes, present participle ostrichizing, simple past and past participle ostrichized)
  1. (rare) To engage in ostrichism; to bury one's head in the sand; to deliberately ignore problems. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-ostrichize-en-verb-mSKnA~E- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} ostrichize
  1. Pronunciation spelling of ostracize. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: ostracize
    Sense id: en-ostrichize-en-verb-LrbgHafs Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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