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sat·i·rize
(săt′ə-rīz′)tr.v. sat·i·rized, sat·i·riz·ing, sat·i·riz·es
To ridicule or attack by means of satire.
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satirize
(ˈsætəˌraɪz) orsatirise
vb
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) to deride (a person or thing) by means of satire
ˌsatiriˈzation, ˌsatiriˈsation n
ˈsatiˌrizer, ˈsatiˌriser n
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sat•i•rize
(ˈsæt əˌraɪz)v. -rized, -riz•ing. v.t.
1. to attack or ridicule with satire.
v.i. 2. to write satires; attack with satire.
[1595–1605]
sat′i•riz`a•ble, adj.
sat`i•ri•za′tion, n.
sat′i•riz`er, n.
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satirize
Past participle: satirized
Gerund: satirizing
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Verb | 1. | satirize - ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal" |
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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.
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Translations
zesměšnit satirou
lave en satire over
snúa upp í háî
satirizovať
hicvetmek
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satirize
vt → satirisch darstellen or (written also) → beschreiben; his novel satirizes or in his novel he satirizes contemporary American life → sein Roman ist eine Satire auf die zeitgenössische amerikanische Lebensart
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satire
(ˈsӕtaiə) noun (a piece of) writing etc that makes someone look foolish. a satire on university life.
saˈtirical (-ˈti-) adjective1. of satire. satirical writing.
2. mocking. in a satirical mood.
ˈsatirist (-ˈti-) noun a person who writes or performs satire(s).
ˈsatirize, ˈsatirise (-ti-) verb to make look foolish by using satire.
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