lampoon
To satirize or poke fun atTo satirize or poke fun at.
» It's easy to lampoon their ideas now, but they seemed quite reasonable at the time.
Легко сейчас высмеивать их идеи, но тогда они казались довольно разумными.
Наразі легко висміювати їхні ідеї, але тоді вони здавалися доволі обгрунтованими.
Meaning
1 sensesTo satirize or poke fun at.
- ridicule with satire
Examples
3 sentencesIt's easy to lampoon their ideas now, but they seemed quite reasonable at the time.
Наразі легко висміювати їхні ідеї, але тоді вони здавалися доволі обгрунтованими.
ruЛегко сейчас высмеивать их идеи, но тогда они казались довольно разумными.
She loves to lampoon celebrities in her sketches.
He lampooned the government.
Origin
From French lampon (“satire, mockery, ridicule”), built on French lampons (“let us drink —From French lampon (“satire, mockery, ridicule”), built on French lampons (“let us drink — a popular refrain for scurrilous songs”), from lamper (“to quaff, to swig”).
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Forms
lampoons, lampooning, lampooned, lampoonedSynonyms
99 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle