masquerade
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masquerade /,mæskə'reid/
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masquerades|masqueraded|masquerading‚mæskə'reɪd
noun
+a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
+a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
+making a false outward show
verb
+take part in a masquerade
+pretend to be someone or something that you are not
Thesaurus Dictionarynoun
+a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
+a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
+making a false outward show
verb
+take part in a masquerade
+pretend to be someone or something that you are not
n.
1 masked ball, masquerade ball, costume party, ballo in maschera, bal masqué:
He went to the masquerade as Lorenzo di Medici.
2 disguise, deception, pose, dissimulation, bluff, subterfuge, false show, outward show, fakery, imposture, play-acting, false front, cover-up, camouflage, Colloq act, front, Slang put-on:
How long will she continue her masquerade as a wealthy widow?
v.
3 Usually, masquerade as. pretend (to be), pass oneself off (as), impersonate, simulate, pose (as), imitate, mimic:
He is a conservative masquerading as a liberal to garner votes.
noun, verb
+ noun
1 (formal) a way of behaving that hides the truth or a person's true feelings: He was tired of the masquerade and wanted the truth to come out.
2 (especially AmE) a type of party where people wear special COSTUMES and MASKS over their faces, to hide their identities
+ verb [V] ~ as sth to pretend to be sth that you are not: commercial advertisers masquerading as private individuals + The local paper is full of gossip masquerading as news.
+ noun
1 (formal) a way of behaving that hides the truth or a person's true feelings: He was tired of the masquerade and wanted the truth to come out.
2 (especially AmE) a type of party where people wear special COSTUMES and MASKS over their faces, to hide their identities
+ verb [V] ~ as sth to pretend to be sth that you are not: commercial advertisers masquerading as private individuals + The local paper is full of gossip masquerading as news.
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