sends up

Imitates to ridicule

Sends up means to mock or parody, usually by imitating something in an exaggerated way: The sketch sends up political debates.

British usage also includes sending someone to prison: The judge sent him up for ten years.

To send up a flare or signal is to launch it into the air.

parody

lampoon

Harsh public mockery

  • spoofComic exaggerated imitation
  • satirizeMock through exaggeration
  • mockScornful imitation or fake

ridicule · caricature · burlesque · takeoff · roast · skewer · pastiche · skit · impersonation · mimicry

elevate

raise

Lift or increase

  • liftMechanism for vertical transport
  • hoistRaise with tackle
  • launchSet into motion

loft · propel · shoot · fire · release · dispatch · project · catapult · fling · toss

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Opposites
mockery vs. sincere treatment

sends uphonors

Recognition for achievement

pays homage to · celebrates · venerates · reveres · eulogizes

vertical direction

sends upbrings down

Causes to collapse

pulls down · lowers · grounds · drops · takes down

signal or communication

sends upsuppresses

Actively prevents expression

conceals · hides · withholds · holds back

Family

send, sends, sent, sending, sender, senders, upping, upward

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