carnivalize
Definitions
To subvert (mainstream assumptions or literary styles) through humour and chaos.
Examples
“Gorenshtein carnivalizes Mother Russia herself and Ivanova carnivalizes love⟳ for Mother Russia.”
“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.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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