English to English
masquerade
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noun (n)
- a party of guests wearing costumes and masks(noun.group)source: wordnet30
- a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- making a false outward show(noun.act)Example:
A beggar's masquerade of wealth.
source: wordnet30 - An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- take part in a masquerade(verb.perception)source: wordnet30
- pretend to be someone or something that you are not(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade.(verb)source: webster1913
- To conceal with masks; to disguise.(verb)source: webster1913