Masquerade Definition
măskə-rād
masqueraded, masquerades, masquerading
noun
masquerades
A ball or party at which masks and fancy costumes or disguises are worn.
Webster's New World
A costume for such a ball or party.
Webster's New World
A disguise, false show, or pretense.
Webster's New World
A living or acting under false pretenses.
Webster's New World
An involved scheme; a charade.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- masque
- masquerade-party
- mask
- masquerade costume
- fancy-dress
- imposture
- masking
- mask-ball
- masked-ball
- mardi-gras
- pretense
- mummery
- festivity
- circus
- revel
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verb
masqueraded, masquerades, masquerading
To take part in a masquerade.
Webster's New World
To go about as if in disguise; have or put on a deceptive appearance.
The stowaway masqueraded as a crew member.
American Heritage
To live or act under false pretenses.
Webster's New World
(intransitive) To frolic or disport in disguise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
He masqueraded as my friend until the truth finally came out.
A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the woods, masquerading up and down in a lion's skin - Roger L'Estrange.
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