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caricaturing

car·i·ca·ture
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-i-kuh-cher, -choo r]
    • /ˈkær ɪ kə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-i-kuh-cher, -choo r]
    • /ˈkær ɪ kə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər/

Definitions of caricaturing word

  • noun caricaturing a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn. 1
  • noun caricaturing the art or process of producing such pictures, descriptions, etc. 1
  • noun caricaturing any imitation or copy so distorted or inferior as to be ludicrous. 1
  • verb with object caricaturing to make a caricature of; represent in caricature. 1
  • noun caricaturing Present participle of caricature. 1

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Origin of caricaturing

First appearance:

before 1740
One of the 48% newest English words
1740-50; earlier caricatura < Italian, equivalent to caricat(o) loaded, i.e., distorted (past participle of caricare; see charge) + -ura -ure

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Parts of speech for Caricaturing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

caricaturing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

caricaturing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for caricaturing

verb caricaturing

  • imitate — to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example: to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother.
  • do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
  • caricature — A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
  • ditto — the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
  • parrot — any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.

Antonyms for caricaturing

verb caricaturing

  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • mix up — an act or instance of mixing.
  • disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
  • ruinruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.

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