Meaning of "satirize" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SATIRIZE

satirize  [ˈsætəˌraɪz]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SATIRIZE

Satirize is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb satirize in English.

WHAT DOES SATIRIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Satire

Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government or society itself, into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit as a weapon and as a tool to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society. A feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm—"in satire, irony is militant"—but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of the very things the satirist wishes to attack. Satire is nowadays found in many artistic forms of expression, including literature, plays, commentary, television shows, and media such as lyrics.

Definition of satirize in the English dictionary

The definition of satirize in the dictionary is to deride by means of satire.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SATIRIZE

PRESENT

Present

I satirize

you satirize

he/she/it satirizes

we satirize

you satirize

they satirize

Present continuous

I am satirizing

you are satirizing

he/she/it is satirizing

we are satirizing

you are satirizing

they are satirizing

Present perfect

I have satirized

you have satirized

he/she/it has satirized

we have satirized

you have satirized

they have satirized

Present perfect continuous

I have been satirizing

you have been satirizing

he/she/it has been satirizing

we have been satirizing

you have been satirizing

they have been satirizing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I satirized

you satirized

he/she/it satirized

we satirized

you satirized

they satirized

Past continuous

I was satirizing

you were satirizing

he/she/it was satirizing

we were satirizing

you were satirizing

they were satirizing

Past perfect

I had satirized

you had satirized

he/she/it had satirized

we had satirized

you had satirized

they had satirized

Past perfect continuous

I had been satirizing

you had been satirizing

he/she/it had been satirizing

we had been satirizing

you had been satirizing

they had been satirizing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will satirize

you will satirize

he/she/it will satirize

we will satirize

you will satirize

they will satirize

Future continuous

I will be satirizing

you will be satirizing

he/she/it will be satirizing

we will be satirizing

you will be satirizing

they will be satirizing

Future perfect

I will have satirized

you will have satirized

he/she/it will have satirized

we will have satirized

you will have satirized

they will have satirized

Future perfect continuous

I will have been satirizing

you will have been satirizing

he/she/it will have been satirizing

we will have been satirizing

you will have been satirizing

they will have been satirizing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would satirize

you would satirize

he/she/it would satirize

we would satirize

you would satirize

they would satirize

Conditional continuous

I would be satirizing

you would be satirizing

he/she/it would be satirizing

we would be satirizing

you would be satirizing

they would be satirizing

Conditional perfect

I would have satirize

you would have satirize

he/she/it would have satirize

we would have satirize

you would have satirize

they would have satirize

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been satirizing

you would have been satirizing

he/she/it would have been satirizing

we would have been satirizing

you would have been satirizing

they would have been satirizing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you satirize
we let´s satirize
you satirize

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to satirize

Past participle

satirized

Present Participle

satirizing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SATIRIZE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «satirize» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of satirize

burlesque · criticize · deride · diss · lampoon · parody · pillory · ridicule · send up · take off · travesty

TRANSLATION OF SATIRIZE

Find out the translation of satirize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of satirize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «satirize» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 讽刺
• Translator English - Spanish: satirizar
• English: satirize
• Translator English - Hindi: व्यंग्य
• Translator English - Arabic: هجا
• Translator English - Russian: высмеивать
• Translator English - Portuguese: satirizar
• Translator English - Bengali: satirize
• Translator English - French: satire
• Translator English - Malay: Satirize
• Translator English - German: persiflieren
• Translator English - Japanese: 風刺する
• Translator English - Korean: 풍자
• Translator English - Javanese: Satirize
• Translator English - Vietnamese: châm biếm
• Translator English - Tamil: நையாண்டி
• Translator English - Marathi: थट्टा करणे
• Translator English - Turkish: yermek
• Translator English - Italian: satireggiare
• Translator English - Polish: satirize
• Translator English - Ukrainian: висміювати
• Translator English - Romanian: satiriza
• Translator English - Greek: σατιρίζουν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: spot dryf
• Translator English - Swedish: satirize
• Translator English - Norwegian: satirize

3 QUOTES WITH «SATIRIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word satirize.

1

Berkeley Breathed

If nothing is serious anymore, then there's nothing to satirize.

2

Lenny Bruce

Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you think about it.

3

Anna Chlumsky

In order to satirize adequately, I think you need to bring people down to Earth and be like, 'Yeah, these people drink coffee and have tummy troubles and they go to the bathroom like anybody else, and they all have relationship problems, if they even have relationships.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SATIRIZE»

Discover the use of satirize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to satirize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Hiberniae Leges Et Institutiones Antiquae

Speckled ' eitged,' i.e., in three words of warning, I will 'grom'satirize, I will 'grom'- satirize, I will 'glam '-satirize, I will 'glam '-satirize, I will 'aer'satirize, I will 'aer'- satirize; I will 'grom'-satirize in the satire called ' glasgabhail,' I will ' glam 'satirize  ...

‎1873

Knowledge Management and Narratives: Organizational ...

Given the universal propensity of embattled corporate managements to launch a major reorganization when they don't know what else to do, a rumor of a reorganization is hard to satirize because it so inherently plausible. It's exactly the kind ...

Georg Schreyögg, 2005

Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...

The true meaning i» NNW. of Tournon. of the poet was to satirize his prodigality and vo- (i.) * SATIN, n. s. [satin, Fr. drapo di setan, luptuousness. Dryden.— Should a writer single out Italian ; sattin, Dutch.] A soft close and Alining and point his ...

‎1816

Mediaeval Pageant

And Senchan began to satirize them, and said: Senchan: The mice, though sharp their snouts, Are not powerful in the battles of warriors. Venomous death will I deal out to the tribe In avengement of Brigit's leavings. Mouse: Small were the ...

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The London encyclopaedia: or Universal dictionary of ...

which is aimed against a particular person : the adjecive and adverb strictly agree with the noun substantive : a satirist is a writer or utterer of satires : to satirize, to censure as in a satire. Slanders, sir ; for the satirical slave says here, that old ...

‎1829

The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...

[satirizer, Fr. frotn^Sr- tire.] To censure as in satire. — The true meamnjr- of the poet was to satirize his prodigality and voluptuousness. Dryden. — Should a writer tingle out and point his raillery at particular persons, orsa- th-'rze the miserable, ...

Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807

Classical Arabic Stories: An Anthology

“We have no remedy for this,” they said, “except to ask one of the poets to satirize him harshly, for only through poetry can his status be diminished.” They gathered together five hundred she-camels and went to the poet al-Hutai'a. “Take all of ...

Salma Khadra Jayyusi, 2013

Two for One

That is why you satirize the nobility. They abuse you.” “Come to think of it, some of them do.” “In Happiland, we are having many proletarian writers. Since we have no nobility, they must satirize secretaries of the trade unions. Do you satirize  ...

Joseph Roccasalvo, 2009

Satire in Delillo's White Noise

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 2,0, University of Freiburg (Englisches Seminar), course: Proseminar I: Postmodern American Novel, language: English, abstract: Satire, sarcasm, irony - ...

Patricia Schneider, 2010

Bhabani Bhattacharya His Vision and Themes:

However, it is not possible for a writer to imitate or satirize it: "It would be futile for a modern writer, even if he is a literary genius, to echo the Ramayana in his art. The reality, the truth, would have escaped him. At the same time, to satirize such  ...

Mr. K K Sharma, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SATIRIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term satirize is used in the context of the following news items.

Andy Samberg's '7 Days in Hell' Lands Big Laughs But Squanders …

Andy Samberg's '7 Days in Hell' Lands Big Laughs But Squanders an Opportunity to Satirize Sports. By Jason Bailey July 9, 2015 9:00 am. Share; Tweet. «Flavorwire, Jul 15»

Canterbury students satirize General Election

A group of students from the University for the Creative Arts in Canterbury have been taking part in a competition to satirize the upcoming General Election. «Canterbury Times, May 15»

Watch Scarlett Johansson Satirize Marvel's Lack of Female …

Avengers: Age of Ultron star Scarlett Johansson took on Marvel's lack of female-led franchises during her fourth hosting gig of Saturday Night Live. The sketch ... «TIME, May 15»

Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot And Ben Affleck Satirize About …

Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot & Ben Affleck have more than one common point. They will star in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and they share a ... «Yareah Magazine, Mar 15»

Dubai with a difference: Travel posters satirize emirate's expats

(CNN) Countless tourists have attempted to cram the iconic Burj Al Arab into the perfect snapshot since it appeared on the Dubai skyline 15 years ago. «CNN, Mar 15»

'Badass lawyer' Todd Levitt loses libel lawsuit over @levittlawyer …

were meant to satirize and make fun of plaintiff's Tweets in a humorous way. Defendant's account contained a disclaimer which stated, “A badass parody of our ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»

'Daily Show' became part and parcel of what it sought to satirize

Stewart didn't satirize the anchorman — he became another anchorman, smarter and funnier than the rest. The program came to lack a sense of its own ... «HeraldNet, Feb 15»

ArtsBeat | Colin Quinn's Streaming 'Cop Show' to Satirize Police …

Colin Quinn will join the list of mainstream comedians to star in their own web series with “Cop Show,” a satirical take on the making of a crime drama in New ... «New York Times, Feb 15»

Leviathan director not scared to satirize Russia

Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev seems awfully cheery and unconcerned for a man who has apparently annoyed Vladimir Putin, his country's president. «Toronto Star, Jan 15»

Cartoonists insist they should be able to satirize anyone

A giant pencil is held up at a vigil outside The French Institute in London on January 9, 2015 for the 12 victims of the attack on the Paris offices of satirical weekly ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jan 15»