"ostrichize" meaning in English

See ostrichize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

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

Inflected forms

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        "(rare) To engage in ostrichism; to bury one's head in the sand; to deliberately ignore problems."
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