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satirize

sat·i·rize [ sáttə rz ] (past and past participle sat·i·rized, present participle sat·i·riz·ing, 3rd person present singular sat·i·riz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
mock somebody or something: to attack or criticize somebody or something by means of satire


sat·i·ri·za·tion [ sàttəri záysh'n ] noun
sat·i·riz·er [ sáttə rzər ] noun
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