satirize
Origin of satirize
1- Also especially British, sat·i·rise .
Other words from satirize
- 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
- un·sat·i·rized, adjective
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How to use satirize in a sentence
As 1996’s Scream so expertly satirized, the slasher is a rich genre with established conventions and so-called “rules,” making it perfect fodder for an interactive story with branching paths.
Much of the believability is due to Kleeman’s sharp eye for the weirdness of consumerism, and especially her ability to satirize a certain type of fancy person with laser precision and humor.
‘Something New Under the Sun’ Is a Climate-Change Mystery Set in Hollywood | smurguia | October 9, 2021 | Outside OnlineYou don’t have to know what’s being satirized to love the satire.
S.J. Perelman was a master of comedy. Nearly a century later, his work still delivers laughs. | Donald Liebenson | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostLopez and Affleck attempted to satirize the flood of attention in November 2002, when Lopez released the video for “Jenny From the Block.”
The Jennifer Lopez-Ben Affleck recoupling is the greatest gossip story we’ve had in years | Constance Grady | August 24, 2021 | VoxIt will shift tones, sometimes satirizing video game tropes, and sometimes drawing on them for inspiration.
‘Nier Replicant’ is an experimental, heartbreaking pop album of a video game | Gene Park | April 22, 2021 | Washington Post
At least they satirize entitlement instead of unwittingly enacting (and celebrating) it.
The genre was always a simple one, easy to satirize and dismiss, though immensely profitable.
These satirize the customs and social habits of the Jews of his day in a bright and powerful style.
Chapters on Jewish Literature | Israel AbrahamsWe may satirize character and qualities in the abstract without injury to our moral nature, but persons hardly ever.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) | George Eliot"Don't satirize it," she exclaimed, looking up at him with a start.
The Adventures of a Widow | Edgar FawcettIt is true, also, that Thackeray approached "society" rather to satirize it than to set forth its agreeableness.
From Chaucer to Tennyson | Henry A. BeersAll that we used to satirize in former entertainments of this kind fails to exist in those I am describing.
An Ambitious Woman | Edgar Fawcett
British Dictionary definitions for satirize
satirise
/ (ˈsætəˌraɪz) /
to deride (a person or thing) by means of satire
Derived forms of satirize
- satirization or satirisation, noun
- satirizer or satiriser, noun
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