satirize

  • 11satirize — satirizable, adj. satirization, n. satirizer, n. /sat euh ruyz /, v.t., satirized, satirizing. to attack or ridicule with satire. Also, esp. Brit., satirise. [1595 1605; SATIRE + IZE] * * * …

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  • 12satirize — verb To make a satire of; to mock …

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  • 13satirize — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. mimic, mock, deride; see ridicule . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. ridicule, mock, lampoon, parody, caricaturize, *kid, burlesque, *take offon, make fun of, make sport of …

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  • 14satirize — sat|ir|ize also satirise BrE [ˈsætıraız] v [T] to use satire to make people see someone s or something s faults ▪ a play satirizing the fashion industry …

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  • 15satirize — sat|i|rize [ sætə,raız ] verb transitive to use SATIRE as a way of criticizing people or things and making them seem silly: His latest book satirizes the media …

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  • 16satirize — or satirise satɪrʌɪz verb deride and criticize by means of satire. Derivatives satirization noun …

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  • 17satirize — v. a. Censure, ridicule, abuse, lampoon, lash …

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  • 18satirize — also ise BrE verb (T) to use satire to make people see someone or something s faults: a play satirizing the fashion industry …

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  • 19satirize — verb a comedy troupe that satirized the conservative establishment of the sixties Syn: mock, ridicule, deride, make fun of, poke fun at, parody, lampoon, burlesque, caricature, take off; criticize; informal send up …

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  • 20satirize — v burlesque, parody, caricature, cartoon, travesty, pasquinade; lampoon, squib, poke fun at, mimic, mock, ridicule, hold up to ridicule, make [s.o.] a laughing stock, make fun or sport of, Inf. go after, Inf. hit at, Inf. take off on, Inf. do a… …

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