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Definition of ridicule verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ridicule

verb

NAmE//ˈrɪdəˌkyul//

ridicule somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ridicule

he / she / it ridicules

past simple ridiculed

-ing form ridiculing

to make someone or something look silly by laughing at them or it in an unkind way synonym make fun of somebody/something

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