caricature vs profess to be

caricature

adj
  • Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque. 

noun
  • A grotesque misrepresentation. 

  • In facial recognition systems, a face that has been modified to look less like the average face, and thus more distinctive. 

  • A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect. 

verb
  • To represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner. 

profess to be

How often have the words caricature and profess to be occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )