VERB | communication | laugh at, ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun | subject to laughter or ridicule |
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Meaning | subject to laughter or ridicule. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun | |
Narrower | debunk, expose | expose while ridiculing |
satirize, satirise, lampoon | ridicule with satire | |
stultify | Cause to appear foolish | |
tease | mock or make fun of playfully | |
Broader | mock, bemock | treat with contempt |
See also | laugh | produce laughter |
Spanish | burla, ridiculizar | |
Catalan | ridiculitzar |
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