They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah's words, and turned the expression he used into ridicule. --Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
burlesqued — bur·lesque || bÉœË lesk n. mockery, caricature, comic imitation; comic performance v. mock, imitate in a comic fashion … English contemporary dictionary
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Burlesque — Bur*lesque , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burlesqued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burlesquing}.] To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language. [1913 Webster] They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah s words, and turned the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Burlesquing — Burlesque Bur*lesque , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burlesqued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burlesquing}.] To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language. [1913 Webster] They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah s words, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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