satirize

verb sat·i·rize \-ˌrīz\

: to show that (someone or something) is foolish, weak, bad, etc., by using satire

sat·i·rizedsat·i·riz·ing

Full Definition of SATIRIZE

intransitive verb

: to utter or write satire

transitive verb

: to censure or ridicule by means of satire

— sat·i·ri·za·ble \ˌsa-tə-ˈrī-zə-bəl\ adjective

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circa 1598

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