English Explanatory Dictionary

carnivalize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

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

Word forms

carnivalize carnivalizes carnivalizing carnivalized

Etymology

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

Related words

carnivalization

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