parodizes

Humorously sends up

Parodizes is the third-person singular present tense of parody, meaning to imitate a work, style, or person in an exaggerated way for comic effect or criticism.

When someone parodizes a politician's speech patterns or a film genre's conventions, they reproduce recognizable elements while amplifying them to absurdity.

The sketch show parodizes celebrity culture with devastating accuracy.

She parodizes his pompous manner whenever he leaves the room.

satire

lampoons

Mocks through exaggerated imitation

  • spoofsComic imitations mocking originals
  • burlesquesSatirical exaggerated imitations
  • travestiesGrotesque misrepresentations of something

caricatures · skewers · ridicules · mocks · roasts · ribs · pillories · pastiches · satirizes · skits

comedy

spoofs

Comic imitations mocking originals

slapsticks · hams · mugs · clowns · satirizes · impersonates · caricatures · exaggerates · overplays

mockery

ridicules

Subjects to contemptuous laughter

  • lampoonsMocks through exaggerated imitation
  • mocksRidicules through imitation
  • tauntsMocking, provoking remarks

derides · jeers · scoffs · sneers · belittles · disparages · scorns · jibes · gibes · satirizes

imitation

mimics

Copies another's behavior

emulates · impersonates · mirrors · reproduces · imitates · mocks · does · channels · affects · exaggerates

Opposites
sincerity of imitation

parodizespays homage to

Shows respectful recognition

honors · venerates · celebrates · reveres · eulogizes

creative stance toward source

parodizesreplicates

Copies precisely

preserves · canonizes · enshrines · authenticates · perpetuates

Family

parodize, parodizing

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