ironize

English

Etymology

irony +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪɹənaɪz/

Verb

ironize (third-person singular simple present ironizes, present participle ironizing, simple past and past participle ironized)

1. (intransitive) To use irony
2. (transitive) To treat something in an ironic fashion
   • 2007 December 30, Lee Siegel, “The Blush of the New”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     His novels mocked and maligned the French middle class, ironizing it into oblivion.

   • 2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 182:

     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 […]

Anagrams

• ionizer