caricature

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkærɪkətʃʊə^r/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkærɪkətʃɚ, -ˌtʃʊr/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kar′i kə chər, -chŏŏr′)

Inflections of 'caricature' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

car•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]

burlesque

car•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.

Italian, equivalent. to caricat(o) loaded, i.e., distorted (past participle of caricare; see charge) + -ura -ure
earlier caricatura 1740–50

car′i•ca•tur•a•ble, adj.
car′i•ca•tur′al, adj.
car′i•ca•tur•ist, n.

burlesque.

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caricature /ˈkærɪkəˌtjʊə/ n

a pictorial, written, or acted representation of a person, which exaggerates his or her characteristic traits for comic effect
a ludicrously inadequate or inaccurate imitation

Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian caricatura a distortion, exaggeration, from caricare to load, exaggerate; see cargo

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