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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

Related forms
sat·i·riz·a·ble, adjective
sat·i·ri·za·tion, noun
sat·i·riz·er, noun
non·sat·i·riz·ing, adjective
un·sat·i·riz·a·ble, adjective
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un·sat·i·rized, adjective
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satirize
c.1600, from Fr. satiriser (see satire).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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