caricature

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɛrɪkət͡ʃʊɚ/ or /ˈkɛrɪkət͡ʃɚ/e
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkærɪkətʃʊə/ or /ˈkærɪkətʃə/

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Noun

Singular caricature

Plural caricatures

A caricature of Abraham Lincoln.

1. (countable) A caricature is a drawing of a person in which unique features of the person are exaggerated for comic effect.

Verb

Plain form caricature

Third-person singular caricatures

Past tense caricatured

Past participle caricatured

Present participle caricaturing

1. If you caricature, you make a caricature.