Lam‐poon″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lampooned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lampooning.] To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in writing; to make the subject of a lampoon.
Ribald poets had lampooned him. Macaulay.
Syn. — To libel; defame; satirize; lash.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.