| VERB | communication | lampoon, satirize, satirise | ridicule with satire |
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| NOUN | communication | lampoon, parody, spoof, sendup, send-up, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
| Sounds | laempuw'n | |
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| Rhymes | afternoon ... Witherspoon: 64 rhymes with uwn... | |
| Meaning | A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way. | |
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| Synonyms | parody, spoof, sendup, send-up, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on | |
| Broader | caricature, imitation, impersonation | A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect |
| Spanish | burla, farsa, parodia, pasquín, ridiculización, sátira | |
| Catalan | burla, paròdia | |
| Verbs | lampoon | ridicule with satire |
| Meaning | ridicule with satire. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | satirize, satirise | |
| Broader | ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun | subject to laughter or ridicule |
| Spanish | caricaturizar, ridiculizar, satirizar | |
| Catalan | caricaturar, satiritzar | |
| Nouns | lampoon | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
| lampooner | mimics literary or musical style for comic effect | |
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