Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ridiculize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ridi-culize
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make ridiculous; to ridicule.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"My heart still trembling, lest the false alarmes That words oft strike up should ridiculize me."

Etymology

From ridicule + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ridicule

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

ridiculizes (present, singular) ridiculizing (participle, present) ridiculized (participle, past) ridiculized (past)

Questions

What does ridiculize mean?: To make ridiculous; to ridicule.
Where does ridiculize come from?: From ridicule + -ize.

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