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ostrichize

ostrichize verb: to engage in ostrichism; to bury one's head in the sand; to deliberately ignore problems. Also the pronunciation spelling of ostracize.

Verb

ostrichize (third-person singular simple present ostrichizes, present participle ostrichizing, simple past and past participle ostrichized)

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

Also used as

ostrichize is also the pronunciation spelling of ostracize.

Forms of ostrichize

third-person singular presentostrichizes
present participleostrichizing
past participleostrichized
pastostrichized

Origin of ostrichize

From ostrich + -ize.

Questions about ostrichize

What does ostrichize mean?
Ostrichize means to engage in ostrichism; to bury one's head in the sand; to deliberately ignore problems.
What part of speech is ostrichize?
Ostrichize is a verb.
What is the past tense of ostrichize?
The past tense of ostrichize is ostrichized.

Words near ostrichize in the dictionary

  1. ostrich politics
  2. ostrich-like
  3. ostriches
  4. ostrichism
  5. ostrichitis
  6. ostrichize
  7. ostrichized
  8. ostrichizes
  9. ostrichizing
  10. ostrichlike
  11. ostrichy

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