caricature n
1 a pictorial, written, or acted representation of a person, which exaggerates his characteristic traits for comic effect
2 a ludicrously inadequate or inaccurate imitation
he is a caricature of a statesman
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3 to represent in caricature or produce a caricature of
(C18: from Italian caricatura a distortion, exaggeration, from caricare to load, exaggerate; see cargo)
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caricatural adj
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caricaturist n