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CARICATURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
Synonyms:
caricature; imitation; impersonation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("caricature" is a kind of...):
humor; humour; wit; witticism; wittiness (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "caricature"):
mock-heroic (a satirical imitation of heroic verse)
burlesque; lampoon; mockery; parody; pasquinade; put-on; send-up; sendup; spoof; takeoff; travesty (a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way)
Derivation:
caricature (represent in or produce a caricature of)
caricaturist (someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they caricature
... he / she / it caricatures
Past simple: caricatured
-ing form: caricaturing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Represent in or produce a caricature of
Example:
The drawing caricatured the President
Synonyms:
ape; caricature
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "caricature" is one way to...):
mock (imitate with mockery and derision)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
caricature (a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect)