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carnivalize

verb

  1. To subvert (mainstream assumptions or literary styles) through humour and chaos.

    transitive

    Gorenshtein carnivalizes Mother Russia herself and Ivanova carnivalizes love for Mother Russia.

Where it comes from

From carnival + -ize, originating in translations of the writings of Russian critic Mikhail Bakhtin.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry carnivalize (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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