Lampoon \Lam*poon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lampooned}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Lampooning}.]
To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in a work of art; to
make (a person, behavior, or institution) the subject of a
lampoon.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

Ribald poets had lampooned him. --Macaulay.

Syn: To libel; defame; satirize; lash.