masquerade
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mas·quer·ade
(măs′kə-rād′)n.
1.
a. A costume party at which masks are worn; a masked ball. Also called masque.
b. A costume for such a party or ball.
2.
a. A disguise or false outward show; a pretense: a masquerade of humility.
b. An involved scheme; a charade.
intr.v. mas·quer·ad·ed, mas·quer·ad·ing, mas·quer·ades
1. To wear a mask or disguise, as at a masquerade: She masqueraded as a shepherd.
2. To go about as if in disguise; have or put on a deceptive appearance: The stowaway masqueraded as a crew member.
[French mascarade, from Italian mascarata, variant of mascherata, from Old Italian maschera, mask; see mask.]
mas′quer·ad′er n.
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masquerade
(ˌmæskəˈreɪd)n
1. a party or other gathering to which the guests wear masks and costumes
2. (Clothing & Fashion) the disguise worn at such a function
3. a pretence or disguise
vb (intr)
4. to participate in a masquerade; disguise oneself
5. to dissemble
[C16: from Spanish mascarada, from mascara mask]
ˌmasquerˈader n
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mas•quer•ade
(ˌmæs kəˈreɪd)n., v. -ad•ed, -ad•ing. n.
1. a festive gathering of people wearing masks and costumes.
2. a costume worn at such a gathering.
3. false outward show; pretense.
v.i. 4. to represent oneself falsely.
5. to disguise oneself.
6. to take part in a masquerade.
mas`quer•ad′er, n.
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masquerade
Past participle: masqueraded
Gerund: masquerading
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| Noun | 1. |  masquerade - a party of guests wearing costumes and masksparty - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner" |
| 2. |  masquerade - a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade partycostume - the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume" disguise - any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity domino - a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume false face - a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume | |
| 3. | masquerade - making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth" pretending, pretense, feigning, simulation, pretence - the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" | |
| Verb | 1. | masquerade - take part in a masquerade |
| 2. | masquerade - pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty" personate, pose, impersonate - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" |
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masquerade
verb
1. pose, pretend to be, impersonate, profess to be, pass yourself off, simulate, disguise yourself He masqueraded as a doctor and fooled everyone.
noun
1. pretence, disguise, deception, front (informal), cover, screen, put-on (slang), mask, cover-up, cloak, guise, subterfuge, dissimulation, imposture He claimed that the elections would be a masquerade.
2. masked ball, masquerade ball, revel, mummery, fancy dress party, costume ball, masked party A man was killed at the Christmas masquerade.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
masquerade
noun1. A deceptive outward appearance:
cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing.
Slang: put-on.
2. A display of insincere behavior:
1. To change or modify so as to prevent recognition of the true identity or character of:
2. To represent oneself in a given character or as other than what one is:
Idiom: pass oneself off as.
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Translations
تَقَنُّع، تَظاهُريَتَظاهَر ليَخْدَع
maškarádapředstíránívydávat se
give sig ud for at væremaskerade
samar
dúlbúastlátalæti
apsimetimasmaskaradas
izlikšanāsizlikties
maškaráda
kılığına girmeksahte davranışyapmacık
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
masquerade
[ˌmæskəˈreɪd] n
(= sham) → mascarade f
I refuse to take part in such a masquerade → Je refuse de prendre part à une telle mascarade.
I refuse to take part in such a masquerade → Je refuse de prendre part à une telle mascarade.
vi
to masquerade as → se faire passer pour
to masquerade as → se faire passer pour
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
masquerade
n → Maskerade f; that’s just a masquerade, she’s not really like that at all (fig) → das ist alles nur Theater, in Wirklichkeit ist sie gar nicht so
vi to masquerade as … → sich verkleiden als …; (fig) → sich ausgeben als …, vorgeben, … zu sein; this cheap trash masquerading as literature → dieser Schund, der als Literatur ausgegeben wird
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
masquerade
[ˌmæskəˈreɪd]1. n (fig) (pretence) → mascherata, finzione f, montatura; (masked ball) → ballo in maschera
2. vi to masquerade as → farsi passare per
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
masquerade
(mӕskəˈreid) noun (a) pretence or disguise. Her show of friendship was (a) masquerade.
verb (with as) to pretend to be, usually intending to deceive. The criminal was masquerading as a respectable businessman.
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