Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lionise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
li-onise
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of lionize.

British usage

Etymology

From lion + -ise.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lionises (present, singular) lionising (participle, present) lionised (participle, past) lionised (past)

Derived Forms

lionisation lioniser

Synonyms

lionize celebrate

Questions

What does lionise mean?
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of lionize.
Where does lionise come from?
From lion + -ise.

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