satirize
/ˈsatɪrʌɪz/verb
satirize is a verb meaning “To make a satire of; to mock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled S-A-T-I-R-I-Z-E and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 8 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does satirize mean?
verb
- 1
To make a satire of; to mock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce satirize?
- /ˈsatɪrʌɪz/
Satirize has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-satirize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of satirize
- satirizes present, singular, he/she/it
- satirizing participle, present
- satirized participle, past
- satirise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is satirize?
Satirize appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Satirize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense make a satire:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | satiriser |
| German | satirisieren, verspotten, verhöhnen, lächerlich machen |
| Spanish | ridiculizar, satirizar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does satirize come from?
From satire + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).