caricature

²caricature

verb

caricaturedcaricatur·ing

Definition of CARICATURE

transitive verb

: to make or draw a caricature of : represent in caricature <the portrait caricatured its subject>

Examples of CARICATURE

1. The press caricatured him as clumsy and forgetful.
2. <caricatured the supervisor's distinctive walk>

First Known Use of CARICATURE

circa 1771

Related to CARICATURE

Synonyms: burlesque, mimic, do, imitate, mock, parody, send up, spoof, travesty

Related Words: lampoon, pasquinade, satirize; deride, gibe (or jibe), ridicule; ape, copycat, monkey, parrot; duplicate, emulate, replicate, reproduce; act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pretend, sham, simulate; elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad, play up, stretch; amplify, enhance, enlarge (on or upon), expand, flesh (out), overdraw, overstate, put on; mime, pantomime; impersonate, perform, personate, play

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Other Fine Arts Terms

Gothic, baroque, bas-relief, limn, oeuvre, pastiche, rococo, sfumato