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Satirize
Pronunciation : Sat"ir*ize
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. satiriser.]
Definition : Defn: To make the object of satire; to attack with satire; to censure with keenness or severe sarcasm. It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues. Swift.
t. [imp. & p. p. Satirized; p. pr. & vb. n. Satirizing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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