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satirize

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sat⋅i⋅rize

[sat-uh-rahyz]
–verb (used with object), -rized, -riz⋅ing.
to attack or ridicule with satire.
Also, especially British, sat⋅i⋅rise.


Origin:
1595–1605; satire + -ize


sat⋅i⋅riz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
sat⋅i⋅ri⋅za⋅tion, noun
sat⋅i⋅riz⋅er, noun
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sat·i·rize   (sāt'ə-rīz')   
tr.v.   sat·i·rized, sat·i·riz·ing, sat·i·riz·es
To ridicule or attack by means of satire.
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