"ridiculize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: ridiculizes [present, singular, third-person], ridiculizing [participle, present], ridiculized [participle, past], ridiculized [past]
Etymology: ridicule + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ridicule|ize}} ridicule + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} ridiculize (third-person singular simple present ridiculizes, present participle ridiculizing, simple past and past participle ridiculized)
  1. (obsolete or nonstandard) To make ridiculous; to ridicule. Tags: nonstandard, obsolete
    Sense id: en-ridiculize-en-verb-62a91s9g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

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