Masquerade

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English

Etymology

From French mascarade (Spanish mascarada), from Italian mascarata (mascherata). See “mask”.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪd

Noun

Singular Masquerade

Plural {{{1}}}

Masquerade ({{{1}}})

1. A party or assembly of people wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.

   In courtly balls and midnight masquerades - Alexander Pope

2. (obsolete) A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See “mask”
3. Acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show; disguise.

   I was invited to the masquerade at their home.

   That masquerade of misrepresentation which invariably accompanied the political eloquence of Rome - Thomas de Quincey

4. A Spanish diversion on horseback.

Translations

party of people wearing masks, and amusing themselves

Czech: maškaráda cs(cs) f. Hungarian: maskara hu(hu) Italian: mascherata it(it) f., ballo in maschera it(it) m.

Macedonian: маскенбал mk(mk) (máskenbal) m., маскарада mk(mk) (maskaráda) f.

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German: Maskerade f.

Verb

Infinitive to Masquerade

Third person singular masquerades

Simple past masqueraded

Past participle -

Present participle masquerading

to Masquerade (third-person singular simple present masquerades, present participle masquerading, simple past and past participle masqueraded)

1. (intransitive) To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade.

   I'm going to masquerade as the wikipede. What are you going to dress up as?

2. (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

3. (transitive) To conceal with masks; to disguise.

   To masquerade vice - Killingbeck

Translations

to conceal with masks

Arabic: تنكر Indonesian: menyamar id(id) Japanese: 成りすます (なりすます, narisumasu), 装う (よそおう, yosoou)

Macedonian: маскира mk(mk) (maskíra) Portuguese: mascarar pt(pt)

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