satirize

[ sat-uh-rahyz ]

/ ˈsæt əˌraɪz /

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

to attack or ridicule with satire.

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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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How to use satirize in a sentence

It satirizes and parodies the romanticised, pessimistic accounts of rural life by writers like Thomas Hardy and Mary Webb.
These Female Contemporaries Weren’t Afraid of Virginia Woolf|Louisa Treger|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the most fundamental level, Abstract Expressionism evokes existential angst for instance, and Pop Art satirizes consumerism.
The Big Idea: Why Forgeries Are Great Art|Jonathon Keats|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A fun read that satirizes the blue notes of the high arts as well as cashes in on the nostalgia of the Belle Époque.
This Week's Hot Reads: April 15, 2012|Jimmy So|April 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Boogie Woogie satirizes the New York and London art scenes with an all-star cast and wicked humor.
The Art World's Devil Wears Prada|James Reginato|May 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Much quaintness of effect is produced by this double part played by the poet, who, as it were, satirizes his own doings.
Chapters on Jewish Literature|Israel Abrahams
She satirizes human foibles and weaknesses, showing ghosts that gossip and gormandize, simper and swear as they did in life.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction|Dorothy Scarborough
The American etholog never satirizes democracy, or the politician, or the newspaper.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
Martial satirizes people under manufactured or arbitrarily chosen names.
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors|George Middleton
We recall, Petronius, describing some of these “stunts” is a contemporary of Nero (whom he satirizes as “Trimalchio”).
Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome|Apicius

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, nounsatirizer or satiriser, noun

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