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to lampoon
01
to criticize or joke about someone or something in public
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
lampoon
3rd person singular
lampoons
Present participle
lampooning
Past simple
lampooned
Past participle
lampooned
Examples
The cartoonist lampooned the mayor's policies in the newspaper.
Lampoon
01
a drawing, speech, or text aiming to criticize something or someone in a humorous manner
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
lampoons
Examples
The editorial used a clever lampoon to poke fun at the politician's recent gaffe.
Lexical Tree
lampooner
lampoon
