Satirize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

ridicule with satire

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈæɾɪɹˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈatɪɹˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈatɪɹˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈæɾɪɹˌaɪz/.

Examples

The writer satirized the politician's proposal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lampoon satirise

Parts of Speech

verb	ridicule with satire “The writer satirized the politician's proposal”

Word Forms

satire	noun	witty language used to convey insults or scorn; ; ; --Jonathan Swift
lampooner	noun	mimics literary or musical style for comic effect
lampoon	noun	a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

persiflieren

Spott mit Satire

🇫🇷French

faire la satire

ridicule avec satire

🇪🇸Spanish

satirizar

ridiculizar con sátira

🇮🇹Italian

fare satira

ridicolizzare con la satira

🇳🇱Dutch

satiriseren

belachelijk maken met satire

🇵🇹Portuguese

satirizar

ridicularizar com sátira

🇷🇺Russian

высмеивать

насмешка с сатирой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हँसी उड़ाना

व्यंग्य के साथ उपहास

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যঙ্গ করা

ব্যঙ্গ সহ উপহাস

🇮🇳Tamil

நையாண்டி செய்

நையாண்டியுடன் கேலி

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యంగ్యం

వ్యంగ్యంతో హేళన చేస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यंग्य करणे

व्यंग्य सह उपहास

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યંગ કરવો

વ્યંગ સાથે ઉપહાસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಂಗ್ಯ ಮಾಡು

ವಿಡಂಬನೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആക്ഷേപഹാസ്യം ചെയ്യുക

ആക്ഷേപഹാസ്യം കൊണ്ട് പരിഹസിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਅੰਗ ਕਰਨਾ

ਵਿਅੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਮਖੌਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

طنز

طنز کے ساتھ طنز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

讽刺

带有讽刺意味的嘲讽

🇯🇵Japanese

風刺する

風刺を伴う嘲笑

🇰🇷Korean

풍자하다

풍자로 조롱하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

châm biếm

chế giễu với sự châm biếm

🇹🇭Thai

เสียดสี

เยาะเย้ยด้วยการเสียดสี

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyindir

ejekan dengan sindiran

🇵🇭Filipino

mang-uyam

pangungutya na may kasamang panunuya

🇲🇾Malay

menyindir

ejekan dengan sindiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هجا

السخرية بالسخرية

🇮🇷Persian

طنز کردن

تمسخر با طنز

🇹🇷Turkish

hiciv etmek

hiciv ile alay etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לעשות סאטירה

לעג עם סאטירה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'satirize'?

The primary meaning of 'satirize' is 'ridicule with satire'.

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Using 'satirize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'satirize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'satirize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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