travestying

Variant of travesty

travesty definition

trav·esty (trav′is tē)

noun pl. travesties -·ties

  1. a grotesque or farcical imitation for purposes of ridicule; burlesque
  2. a crude, distorted, or ridiculous representation (of something) a trial that was a travesty of justice

Etymology: orig. an adj. < Fr travesti, pp. of travestir, to disguise, travesty < It travestire < L trans-, trans- + vestire, to dress, attire: see vest

transitive verb travestied -·tied, travestying -·ty·ing

to make a travesty of; burlesque

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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