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ˈkarɪkətjʊə,
ˈkarɪkətʃɔː/
n.
a depiction of a person in which distinguishing characteristics are exaggerated for comic or grotesque effect.
v.
make a caricature of.
Derivative
- caricatural adj.
- caricaturist n.
Etymology
C18: from Fr., from Ital. caricatura, from caricare ‘load, exaggerate’, from L. carricare (see charge).