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masquerade Definition

mas·quer·ade (mas′kə rād)

noun

  1. a ball or party at which masks and fancy costumes or disguises are worn
  2. a costume for such a ball or party
    1. a disguise, false show, or pretense
    2. a living or acting under false pretenses

Etymology: altered (by assoc. with masque) < Fr mascarade < It mascarata, dial. var. of mascherata (< maschera): see mask

intransitive verb -·aded, -·ad·ing

  1. to take part in a masquerade
  2. to live or act under false pretenses

masquerade Related Forms
mas′·quer·ader noun
masquerade Synonyms

masquerade

n.

revel, circus, mask, festivity, mummery, Mardi Gras, masked ball, mask-ball, masking, pretense, imposture; see also carnival 1, dance 1, entertainment 2, party 1.

masquerade Synonyms

masquerade

v.

mask, revel, frolic; see disguise, pretend 2.

masquerade Usage Examples

Object

  • host: This also applies to initial traffic from the same masqueraded host going to the same remote host if the SPI values differ.
  • gateway: There is no way for the masquerading gateway to detect or prevent this collision.
  • network: A DNS proxy will be used to make the changing DNS IP addresses invisible inside the masqueraded network.

Converse of object

  • perform: Performed three masquerade the seminars receptions history traditions aquatic.

Preposition: as

  • angel: And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
  • whale: Bond to Dr. No while observing the latter's aquarium: " Minnows masquerading as whales.
  • journalist: There are also some shadowy characters circling this all-important industry masquerading as journalists.
  • democracy: If the first represented the crisis of opportunism, the last represents the crisis of neo-liberalism masquerading as social democracy.
  • science: Ireland's badger cull is slaughter masquerading as science, claim conservationists - NFBG news release issued May 31st.
  • fact: And/or someone who is prepared to write fiction masquerading as fact for money.

Modifies a noun

  • costume: Dancers, musicians, performers, large scale 4 meter costumes, floats, and hundreds of colorful masquerade costumes.
  • ball: Maybe at the city's masquerade ball we will all wear our masks.
  • performance: They can set the character of a masquerade performance, rousing the spirits to appear.
  • tradition: Some masquerade traditions are spread over a wide area.
  • mask: Many were dressed up and wore masquerade masks and some did not.
  • party: Because we were doing a masquerade party, I wanted to incorporate strong dashes of color.

Modifying Another Word

  • often: Masking and masquerade often express cultural concerns over change and upheaval within a specific socio-historic context.
  • now: Surfside's trio however have lost the rear sections of their Fuji bodies and now masquerade as 53 dual door rigids.
  • currently: His daughter, currently masquerading as a human in love, tries to find him.

Preposition: under

  • name: Joe has merely been masquerading under the name of Joe for all these years.
masquerade Quotes

Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail china jar receive a flaw, Or stain her honour, or her new brocade, Forget her pray'rs, or miss a masquerade.

—Pope, Alexander

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