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- pronunciation:
- kae
rih
k
chr
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a depiction, in a drawing or verbal description, that deliberately exaggerates or distorts some features of the person or thing represented to produce a comic or grotesque appearance.
The actress was insulted by the wild-haired, bug-eyed caricature of her in the magazine.His caricatures have made him famous as a political commentator.- synonyms:
- cartoon, exaggeration, parody
- similar words:
- burlesque, lampoon, spoof, takeoff, travesty
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definition 2: |
the art or process of creating such depictions.
His talent did not lie in painting portraits, but he was brilliant at caricature.- synonyms:
- cartooning, parodying, ridiculing, satirizing
- similar words:
- burlesquing, lampooning, mocking
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definition 3: |
an absurdly inferior imitation or copy.
That evil man is a caricature of a religious leader.- synonyms:
- parody, travesty
- similar words:
- copy, imitation
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related words: |
likeness, portrait |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
caricatures, caricaturing, caricatured |
definition: |
to make a caricature of.
The author caricatured members of the nobility in all his novels.The cartoon caricatured the mayor in a comical way.- synonyms:
- cartoon, make fun of, ridicule, satirize
- similar words:
- burlesque, imitate, mimic, mock, parody, travesty
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related words: |
copy, portray |
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derivation: |
caricaturist (n.) |
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