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ridicule(2)(dictionary)
ridicule(3)(dictionary)
ridicule 1, noun(dictionary)
ridicule 2, verb(dictionary)

ridicule(3) (iou)



ridicule verb trans. L17.
[from RIDICULE noun1.]
Subject to ridicule or mockery; make fun of, deride, laugh at. Formerly also (rare), make ridiculous.
R. Macaulay He ridiculed..the ideals of those who cried for improvement. M. Seymour He had seized on the chance to ridicule her in public.
ridiculer noun E18.