carnivalize en · VERB
Etymology
From carnival + -ize, originating in translations of the writings of Russian critic Mikhail Bakhtin.
Meanings
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(transitive) To subvert (mainstream assumptions or literary styles) through humour and chaos.
Gorenshtein carnivalizes Mother Russia herself and Ivanova carnivalizes love for Mother Russia.
1995, Ellen E. Berry, Genders 22: Postcommunism and the Body Politic, page 47:The audience is then rapidly transported to the bizarre and excessively corporeal world of the forest people who, mostly misshapen, mute, and genetically deformed, nonetheless convey a tremendous vitality that carnivalizes classical form with formlessness.
1998, Helen Gilbert, Sightlines: race, gender, and nation in contemporary Australian theatre:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carnivalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| carnivalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| carnivalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| carnivalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (2)
fi karnevalisoida (to subvert through humor) · de karnevalisieren (to subvert through humor)