"ironize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈaɪɹənaɪz/ Forms: ironizes [present, singular, third-person], ironizing [participle, present], ironized [participle, past], ironized [past]
Etymology: irony + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|irony|ize}} irony + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} ironize (third-person singular simple present ironizes, present participle ironizing, simple past and past participle ironized)
  1. (intransitive) To use irony Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-ironize-en-verb-XeW5Kygx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 73 27
  2. (transitive) To treat something in an ironic fashion Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ironize-en-verb-~i~2qn1~

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