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ostrichize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-trichize
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

verb

Pronunciation spelling of ostracize.

Etymology

From ostrich + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ostrichizes (present, singular) ostrichizing (participle, present) ostrichized (participle, past) ostrichized (past)

Questions

What does ostrichize mean?
To engage in ostrichism; to bury one's head in the sand; to deliberately ignore problems.
Where does ostrichize come from?
From ostrich + -ize.

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