Meaning & use
satirised
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Criticized or mocked a person, institution, or idea using humor, irony, or exaggeration.
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The sketch show satirised politicians' empty campaign promises.
His novel satirised the pretensions of the upper class.
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"Satirised" follows British spelling conventions with "-ise"; American English uses "satirized."
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