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caricature definition
cari·ca·ture (kar′i kə c̸hər, -c̸ho̵or′)
noun
- a picture or imitation of a person, literary style, etc. in which certain features or mannerisms are exaggerated for satirical effect
- the act or art of making such caricatures
- a likeness or imitation that is so distorted or inferior as to seem ludicrous
Etymology: Fr < It caricatura, satirical picture, lit., an overloading < caricare, to load, exaggerate < VL carricare: see charge
transitive verb caricatured -·tured, caricaturing -·tur·ing
to depict in or as in a caricature
Related Forms:
- caricaturist car′i·ca·tur·ist noun
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