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How to pronounce satirize in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms lampoon, satirise
Type of blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roast
Derivation satire


The writer satirized the politician's proposal.

Examples of satirize

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Then it attempts to satirize Byzantine court intrigue and ends in boudoir farce.
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Some media sources satirize Wikipedia's susceptibility to inserted inaccuracies.
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Over the years, Funicello reunited with Avalon to satirize the beach-party genre.
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These picaresques were often used by Newman to satirize conventional song lyrics.
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The Minor utilizes a fairly pedestrian plot to satirize the Methodist movement.
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Simmonds and director Stephen Frears satirize their characters but never patronize.
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The book includes song lyrics that satirize many 20th century stage musicals.
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We satirize the idea that theater is and must be a high falutin', high culture event.
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Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau says President Barack Obama is difficult to satirize.
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More examples
  • Ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"
  • Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement. ...
  • To make a satire of; to mock