"satirize" meaning in English

See satirize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈsatɪrʌɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-satirize.wav [Southern-England] Forms: satirizes [present, singular, third-person], satirizing [participle, present], satirized [participle, past], satirized [past], satirise [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English satire Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English satirize From satire + -ize. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|satire|-ize|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English satire Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English satirize [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-id-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-idyéti", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-íďďō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐ́ζω", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-izō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-iser", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-isen", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "satirize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="satirize"> From satire + -ize. Head templates: {{en-verb}} satirize (third-person singular simple present satirizes, present participle satirizing, simple past and past participle satirized)
  1. (transitive) To make a satire of; to mock. Tags: transitive Synonyms: spoof Derived forms: satirizable, satirization, satirizer, unsatirized Translations (make a satire): هجا (Arabic), осмивам (osmivam) (Bulgarian), satiritzar (Catalan), 諷刺 /讽刺 (Chinese Cantonese), 諷刺 /讽刺 (fěngcì) (Chinese Mandarin), 譏諷 /讥讽 (jīfěng) (Chinese Mandarin), (fěng) (Classical Chinese), ivailla (Finnish), satirisoida (Finnish), satiriser (French), satirizar (Galician), satirisieren (German), verspotten (German), verhöhnen (German), lächerlich machen (German), σατιρίζω (satirízo) (Greek), हँसी उड़ाना (hãsī uṛānā) (Hindi), ridicolizzare (Italian), fare satira (Italian), prendersi gioco (Italian), satireggiare (Italian), cavillor (Latin), 諷刺 /讽刺 (Min Nan Chinese), whakarōrā (Māori), высме́ивать (vysméivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́смеять (výsmejatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), ridiculizar (Spanish), satirizar (Spanish), satirisera (Swedish), satirisera över (Swedish), förlöjliga (Swedish), висмі́ювати (vysmíjuvaty) (Ukrainian), baeh (Zhuang), bongz (Zhuang), bwngz (Zhuang), gangjbeg (Zhuang), gangjbog (Zhuang), gangjim (Zhuang), gangjgoz (Zhuang), gangjyiemq (Zhuang), gangjyamj (Zhuang), gangjvang (Zhuang), gangjbex (Zhuang)

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