Asperse vs Satire - What's the difference?
asperse | satire |
To sprinkle or scatter (liquid or dust).
To falsely or maliciously charge another.
(uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules]] its subject often as an intended means of [[provoke, provoking or preventing change. Humour, irony and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
(countable) A satirical work.