ironize
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 7
/ˈaɪɹənaɪz/
Definition of ironize
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- (intransitive)To use irony.
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verb
- (intransitive)To use irony.
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(transitive)To treat something in an ironic fashion.
“His novels mocked and maligned the French middle class, ironizing it into oblivion.”
“The sketch begins with a text introduction that tells us, "In 2014, a few brave souls dared to defy Big Oil and his encroachment on the Lakota Nation. In their most traditional garb, these warriors led a legendary protest." These statements are soon ironized by the image of a young Native American man, wearing only a flowery vest, baseball cap, tinted sunglasses, and underwear, who announces […]”
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Etymology
From iron(y) + -ize.
Words you can make from ironize
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