satirizes

Example:The news article mocks the politicians for their extravagant spending.

Definition:Deals with or treats a person or thing with contemptuous jest or mockery, often to criticize or to expose a fault or shortcoming; to tease with mockery.

Example:The cartoon ridicules the fashion world, making fun of its exaggerated clothes and absurd behavior.

Definition:Treats (a person or a group) with contemptuous jest or mockery; tangles or perplexes, as in trying to follow a muddled train of thought or speech.

Example:The article lampoons the author's recent behavior, using sarcasm and ridicule.

Definition:Witically or satirically attacks or ridicules, to compare with a lampoon, in the sense of to ridicule by a satire (rare in current usage).