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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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Exposing human folly to ridicule?

Does "exposing human folly to ridicule" mean "exposing human folly so that you, or anyone lese, can ridicule it"?

Context:

satirical [s?'tirik?l]
  • adj.

    • exposing human folly to ridicule
      a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine

  

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NL888 Does "exposing human folly to ridicule" mean "exposing human folly so that you or anyone else can ridicule it"? Yes.

— Mister Micawber

  • NL888 Does "exposing human folly to ridicule" mean "exposing human folly so that you or anyone else can ridicule it"?
  • Yes.
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NL888Does "exposing human folly to ridicule" mean "exposing human folly so that you or anyone else can ridicule it"?
Yes.
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Yes, that's the idea.
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