satirize

[ sat-uh-rahyz ]

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verb (used with object),sat·i·rized, sat·i·riz·ing.

to attack or ridicule with satire.

Origin of satirize

First recorded in 1595–1605; satire + -ize

Also especially British, sat·i·rise .

Other words from satirize

sat·i·riz·a·ble, adjective
sat·i·ri·za·tion, noun
sat·i·riz·er, noun
non·sat·i·riz·ing, adjective
un·sat·i·riz·a·ble, adjective
un·sat·i·rized, adjective

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How to use satirize in a sentence

The book has a double aim: to satirise French society generally, and to ridicule the February Revolution.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850 | Various
"To celebrate the exploits of our warriors and satirise the enemy," was the prompt reply, and the questioner proceeded no further.
Queens of the French Stage | H. Noel Williams
That is the raison d'tre of theatrical burlesque—that it shall satirise the exaggerated and the extreme.
A Book of Burlesque | Willam Davenport Adams
All those who hate authors fail to satirise them, for they always accuse them of the wrong faults.
Varied Types | G. K. Chesterton
His ability to satirise society while still leaving it its dignity is unique.
George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians | T. Martin Wood

British Dictionary definitions for satirize

satirize

satirise

/ (ˈsætəˌraɪz) /

verb

to deride (a person or thing) by means of satire

Derived forms of satirize

satirization or satirisation, noun
satirizer or satiriser, noun

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