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verb
To mock; to ridicule or imitate, often to express contempt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
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verb
To give a bad name, to act in such a way as to bring ridicule upon that which one represents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To defeat easily, so as to show up as inadequate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
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History
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