1. имя существительное карикатура Синоним(ы): burlesque, cartoon, travesty 2. глагол изображать в карикатурном виде
I. noun Etymology: Italian caricatura, literally, act of loading, from caricare to load, from Late Latin carricare 1. exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics 2. a representation especially in literature or art that has the qualities of caricature 3. a distortion so gross as to seem like caricature • caricatural adjective • caricaturist noun Synonyms: caricature, burlesque, parody, travesty mean a comic or grotesque imitation. caricature implies ludicrous exaggeration of the characteristic features of a subject Example: caricatures of politicians in cartoons. burlesque implies mockery especially through giving a serious or lofty subject a frivolous treatment Example: a nightclub burlesque of a trial in court. parody applies especially to treatment of a trivial or ludicrous subject in the exactly imitated style of a well-known author or work Example: a witty parody of a popular novel. travesty implies that the subject remains unchanged but that the style is extravagant or absurd Example: this production is a travesty of the opera. II. transitive verb (-tured; -turing) to make or draw a caricature of; represent in caricature Example: the portrait caricatured its subject