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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024car•i•ca•ture /ˈkærɪkətʃɚ, -ˌtʃʊr/USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. n. - [countable] a picture exaggerating the special features of a person or thing:The magazine with the caricature of the dictator was banned.
- the art or process of producing such pictures:[uncountable]a master at caricature.
- any imitation so distorted that it is unfair or misleadingly false:[countable]The essay was a caricature of real scholarship.
v. [~ + object] - to make a caricature of:caricatured politicians on both the left and the right.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024car•i•ca•ture (kar′i kə chər, -chŏŏr′),USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. n. - a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things:His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- the art or process of producing such pictures, descriptions, etc.
- any imitation or copy so distorted or inferior as to be ludicrous.
v.t. - to make a caricature of;
represent in caricature.
- Italian, equivalent. to caricat(o) loaded, i.e., distorted (past participle of caricare; see charge) + -ura -ure
- earlier caricatura 1740–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cartoon. See burlesque.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged travesty.
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