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satirize

American  
[sat-uh-rahyz] / ˈsæt əˌraɪz /
especially British, satirise

verb (used with object)

satirized, satirizing
  1. to attack or ridicule with satire.


satirize British  
/ ˈsætəˌraɪz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

  • nonsatirizing adjective
  • satirizable adjective
  • satirization noun
  • satirizer noun
  • unsatirizable adjective
  • unsatirized adjective

Etymology

Origin of satirize

First recorded in 1595–1605; satire + -ize

Example Sentences

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Scott Adams, the ‘Dilbert’ cartoonist who satirized a certain kind of workplace culture for more than 30 years before comments on race led to publishers cutting ties with him, has died at 68.

From Los Angeles Times

The shorts often satirize Christmas traditions such as gift-giving and pageants.

From Salon

The stage has been having a field day satirizing the way we transform when we communicate impersonally through our devices.

From Los Angeles Times

As the Bulwark’s Will Sommer reported on X, some cheeky progressive satirized this by mocking up a fake poster for TPUSA’s halftime show, which promised Kid Rock, Ted Nugent and “a Guest Appearance by Measles.”

From Salon

Her prose is infectiously funny, and her ability to satirize rich people paying silly amounts of money to be led to their souls has only sharpened.

From Los Angeles Times