satirize

[sat-uh-rahyz]

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

to attack or ridicule with satire.

Also especially British, sat·i·rise.

Origin of satirize

First recorded in 1595–1605; satire + -ize

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

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Examples from the Web for satirizing

Contemporary Examples

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
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

Historical Examples

This, addressed to the man whom he had been satirizing so unsparingly, was inconceivable!
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 4, October 1843
Various
Young persons appear ridiculous when satirizing or ridiculing books, people or things.
Our Deportment
John H. Young
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
Lady Lytton wrote novels for the purpose of satirizing her husband and his friends,—his parasites, she called them.
Home Life of Great Authors
Hattie Tyng Griswold
"I am glad he worships anybody," he said, when some friends were satirizing an absent companion for his devotion to a great man.
Home Life of Great Authors
Hattie Tyng Griswold

British Dictionary definitions for satirizing

satirize

satirise

verb

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

Derived Formssatirization or satirisation, nounsatirizer or satiriser, noun

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Word Origin and History for satirizing

satirize

v.

c.1600, from French satiriser (see satire (n.)). Related: Satirized; satirizing.

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Examples from the Web for satirizing

Contemporary Examples

Do you think that being an outsider—a Brit—grants you a unique perspective in satirizing American politics?

So read a banner in Syria satirizing the absurd and exaggerated outrage against the Web trailer for Innocence of Muslims.

Historical Examples

This, addressed to the man whom he had been satirizing so unsparingly, was inconceivable!

Young persons appear ridiculous when satirizing or ridiculing books, people or things.

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.

Lady Lytton wrote novels for the purpose of satirizing her husband and his friends,—his parasites, she called them.

"I am glad he worships anybody," he said, when some friends were satirizing an absent companion for his devotion to a great man.

satirize

satirise

Word Origin and History for satirizing

satirize

v.

Origin of satirize