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 late journalist left behind a novel satirizing his fellow Newsweek employees.
Newsweek Takedown From Beyond the Grave: Michael Hastings’s Fiction Tells the Truth | Christopher Dickey | June 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Do you think that being an outsider—a Brit—grants you a unique perspective in satirizing American politics?
John Oliver on ‘Last Week Tonight,’ Turning Down CBS, and ‘Nauseating’ American Politics | Marlow Stern | May 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Will he be allowed to continue satirizing his government and society in peace?
Leave the Egyptian Jon Stewart Alone! | Justin Green | January 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
So read a banner in Syria satirizing the absurd and exaggerated outrage against the Web trailer for Innocence of Muslims.
For Syrians, Frustration Over Outrage About Film, Not Assad’s Horrors | Ahed Al Hendi | September 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
With her marriage on the rocks, Betty starts reading this novel satirizing Nazism.
The ‘Mad Men’ Book Club | Samuel P. Jacobs | June 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

Eugne, a comedy satirizing the superior clergy, had less success than it deserved.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4 | Various
This is Buffon's way of satirizing our inability to bear in mind that we are compelled to judge all things by our own standards.
Evolution, Old & New | Samuel Butler
The book is full of this oblique humor, satirizing earth, heaven, and hell.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction | Dorothy Scarborough
They draw conclusions as to the amount of damage done to the earth, satirizing human theories as to Mars.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction | Dorothy Scarborough
Montesquieu's Persian Letters, satirizing French society, appeared as early as 1721.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13 | Various

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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