ironize

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ironize

  • /ˈaɪɹənaɪz/

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From iron(y) + -ize.

verb ironizes · ironizing · ironized

  1. intransitive To use irony.
  2. transitive To treat something in an ironic fashion. His novels mocked and maligned the French middle class, ironizing it into oblivion.

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verb to use irony

Españolironizar
Portuguêsironizar
Françaisironiser
Italianoironizzare
Русскийиронизировать ironizirovatʹ

verb to treat something in an ironic fashion

Portuguêsironizar
Françaisironiser
Deutschironisieren
Italianoironizzare
Românăironiza

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@misc{ironize_2026,
  title = {ironize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ironize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}