English Dictionary
Definition of “satirize”
satirize or satirise(ˈsætəˌraɪz
)
Definitions
verb
- to deride (a person or thing) by means of satire
Alternative Forms
ˌsatiriˈzation ˌsatiriˈsation noun ˈsatiˌrizer ˈsatiˌriser noun
Synonyms
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ridicule,
parody,
send up,
take off,
criticize,
deride,
travesty,
pillory,
lampoon,
burlesque,
diss,
hold up to ridicule
Usage examples
Perhaps Jong's gods of ancient Greece satirize gender roles, perhaps I've mistaken irony for ignorance.
Globe and Mail (2003)Communist does not satirize vulgar sentiment; it reveres it, rather as On the Waterfront does.
Independent (1998)First, three Druids come to him and ask for his spears, threatening to satirize him in a glam if he refuses.
Rutherford, Ward, Celtic Mythology (1987)
