- (v.t.) To ridicule or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
- (n.) A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
- (n.) An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite laughter or to ridicule anything.
- (a.) Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity; jocular; ironical.
- (n.) Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque satire.
- (v.i.) To employ burlesque.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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