ridicule (v.) Copy link Outline 1. irrīdeo, rīsi, rīsum, 22. illūdo, si, sum, 3 (constr. with acc.; more rarely dat., in with acc., or abl.)3. lūdo, si, sum, 3 (rare4. lūdĭfĭcor, 1 • ridicule (v.): 1. irrīdeo, rīsi, rīsum, 2: to r. the gods in jest, per jocum deos i., Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 7: to r. bitterly, acerbis facetiis i., Tac. A. 5, 2: all r.d him when he began to speak, omnes cum loqui coeperit irriderent, Cic. Verr. 4, 66, 148: v. laugh at, deride. 2. illūdo, si, sum, 3 (constr. with acc.; more rarely dat., in with acc., or abl.): to r. his tones when he sang, i. voces quum caneret, Tac. A. 14, 52: to r. the unfortunate, i. miseros, Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 237. 3. lūdo, si, sum, 3 (rare: less strong than the preced.): to r. any one sportively, jocose aliquem l., Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12 (11), 2: v. banter. 4. lūdĭfĭcor, 1: v. mock.