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iambize

iambize verb: to satirize in iambs; to lampoon.

Verb

iambize (third-person singular simple present iambizes, present participle iambizing, simple past and past participle iambized)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To satirize in iambs; to lampoon.

Forms of iambize

third-person singular presentiambizes
present participleiambizing
past participleiambized
pastiambized

Origin of iambize

From iamb + -ize.

Questions about iambize

What does iambize mean?
Iambize means to satirize in iambs; to lampoon.
What part of speech is iambize?
Iambize is a verb.
What is the past tense of iambize?
The past tense of iambize is iambized.

Words near iambize in the dictionary

  1. iambicks
  2. iambics
  3. iambist
  4. iambists
  5. iambisyllabic
  6. iambize
  7. iambized
  8. iambizes
  9. iambizing
  10. Iamblichean
  11. Iamblichus

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