单词 | ridiculize |
释义 | ridiculizev. transitive. To make ridiculous. Also: to subject to ridicule. Cf. ridicule v. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > deride, ridicule, or mock [verb (transitive)] > make ridiculous to make (a) mock ofc1475 ridiculize?1615 turn1673 ridicule1684 to make a hare of1830 farcify1834 guy1854 ?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xxiii. 333 My heart still trembling lest the false alarms That words oft strike up should ridiculize me. 1701 J. Whiting Judas & Chief Priests Conspiring sig. A2 True Religion..is profaned, by such as once pretended to it, and the Practice of it..even Stag'd and Ridiculiz'd to Gratifie the Profane. 1797 C. Dacres Charles Dacres I. i. 38 ‘What's that, Mr Parabole?’ said Dacres, purposely to ridiculize him. 1847 Macphail's Edinb. Eccl. Jrnl. May 230 It is her well-earned celebrity which has so spoiled, and..ridiculized her husband. 1859 J. F. Hanstein tr. A. Pushkin Captain's Daughter iv. 36 He..began to dissect most unmercifully each line and each word, ridiculizing me in the most satirical manner. 1906 F. Dickberry Nymph vi. 65 She suddenly became aware that she had been ridiculizing the present actors of this performance, and a vivid blush suffused her cheeks. 1962 Numen 9 185 The traditional theological books..which have been ridiculised by the mystics of Sindh at least since the 16th century. 2001 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 11 Oct. f3 For the last five or six years, it's been a competition among designers to produce crap, to ridiculize women. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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