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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) 

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)

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