Meaning of SATIRIZE
| Pronunciation: | | 'satu`rIz
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| | Definition: | | [v] ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal" |
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| | Synonyms: | | lampoon, satirise |
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| | See Also: | | blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule | |
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| | Definition: | | \Sat"ir*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Satirized}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Satirizing}.] [Cf. F. satiriser.]
To make the object of satire; to attack with satire; to
censure with keenness or severe sarcasm.
It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished
vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished
virtues. --Swift.
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