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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, satirise [ˈsætəˌraɪz]
vb
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) to deride (a person or thing) by means of satire
satirization , satirisation n
satirizer , satiriser n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.satirize - ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"
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"

satirize
verb ridicule, parody, send up (Brit. informal), take off (informal), criticize, deride, travesty, pillory, lampoon, burlesque, diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), hold up to ridicule The newspaper satirized our political leaders.
Translations
satirize [ˈsætəraɪz] VTsatirizar
satirize [ˈsætɪraɪz] vtfaire la satire de, satiriser
satirize
vtsatirisch darstellen or (written also) → beschreiben; his novel satirizes or in his novel he satirizes contemporary American lifesein Roman ist eine Satire auf die zeitgenössische amerikanische Lebensart
satirize [ˈsætəˌraɪz] vtsatireggiare
satirize [ˈsætəˌraɪz] vtsatireggiare


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