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satirize

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sat·i·rize  (st-rz)
tr.v. sat·i·rized, sat·i·riz·ing, sat·i·riz·es
To ridicule or attack by means of satire.
satirize or -rise
Verb
[-rizing, -rized] or -rising, -rised to ridicule (a person or thing) by means of satire
satirization
-risation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.satirize - ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"
lampoon, satirise
blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, rib - subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
Translations
satirize [ˈsætɪraɪz] vt → satirizar
satirize [ˈsætɪraɪz] vt → faire la satire de, satiriser
satirize [ˈsætɪraɪz] satire vt → satirisch darstellen
satirize [ˈsætɪraɪz] vt → satireggiare


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I have often thought that, by the particular description of Cerberus, the porter of hell, in the 6th Aeneid, Virgil might possibly intend to satirize the porters of the great men in his time; the picture, at least, resembles those who have the honour to attend at the doors of our great men.
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