satirize

[ sat-uh-rahyz ]

/ ˈsæt əˌraɪz /

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

to attack or ridicule with satire.

Words nearby satirize

satinwood, satiny, satire, satirical, satirist, satirize, satisfaction, satisfactory, satisfice, satisficing behaviour, satisfied

Also especially British, sat·i·rise.

Origin of satirize

First recorded in 1595–1605; satire + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM satirize

sat·i·riz·a·ble, adjectivesat·i·ri·za·tion, nounsat·i·riz·er, nounnon·sat·i·riz·ing, adjective

un·sat·i·riz·a·ble, adjectiveun·sat·i·rized, adjective

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Examples from the Web for satirized

“I've long felt that Beck uses tactics like I satirized on the site,” Eiland-Hall told The Daily Beast in an email interview.
The Man Who Beat Glenn Beck|Benjamin Sarlin|November 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Look at Sterne; and Byron, who outraged his wife in fact, and satirized her in fiction.
The Doctor's Wife|M. E. Braddon
Fielding saw heroism still in possession of the stage, and he satirized it in his amusing "Tom Thumb."
The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare|J. J. Jusserand
By this title he designated Doris, whose practical ambitions and perseverance he satirized with an indulgent smile.
Making Money|Owen Johnson

Their superstitious adherence to these errors was satirized by Aristophanes, in his comedy of the Clouds.
Letters on Astronomy|Denison Olmsted
Osborne is satirized in the 'Dunciad,' but, according to Johnson, was so dull that he could not feel the poet's gross satire.
The Book-Hunter in London|William Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for satirized

satirize

satirise

/ (ˈsætəˌraɪz) /

verb

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

Derived forms of satirize

satirization or satirisation, nounsatirizer or satiriser, noun

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satirize

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

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satirise

verb

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