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i⋅ron⋅ize

  [ahy-er-nahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use ironize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to make ironical.
2. to add iron (to a substance).
–verb (used without object)
3. to use irony or speak ironically.
Also, especially British, i⋅ron⋅ise.
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i·ron·ize   (ī'rə-nīz')   
v.   i·ron·ized, i·ron·iz·ing, i·ron·iz·es

v.   tr.
To make ironic in effect: The actor ironized his performance of the speech.
v.   intr.
To use irony.

[iron(ic) + -ize.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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