| 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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