satirize

/sˈatɪɹˌaɪz/

/ˈsætɝˌaɪz/

to satirize

MAIN VERB

to use satire in order to criticize or ridicule a system, person, etc.

synonyms : lampoon

Examples

1. His work often satirizes the mindless overproduction of material goods in an advanced industrial society.

2. Austrian composer Johann Strauss also satirized contemporary composers in his "Perpetuum Mobile, Opus 257."

3. In his humorous plays, he satirized upper-class Victorian society.

4. This practice was famously satirized by comedian Stephen Colbert.