satirize

Much quaintness of effect is produced by this double part played by the poet, who, as it were, satirizes his own doings.

She satirizes human foibles and weaknesses, showing ghosts that gossip and gormandize, simper and swear as they did in life.

The American etholog never satirizes democracy, or the politician, or the newspaper.

Martial satirizes people under manufactured or arbitrarily chosen names.

We recall, Petronius, describing some of these “stunts” is a contemporary of Nero (whom he satirizes as “Trimalchio”).