masquerade

mas·quer·ade  (msk-rd)

n.

1.

a. A costume party at which masks are worn; a masked ball. Also called masque.

b. A costume for such a party or ball.

2.

a. A disguise or false outward show; a pretense: a masquerade of humility.

b. An involved scheme; a charade.

intr.v. mas·quer·ad·ed, mas·quer·ad·ing, mas·quer·ades

1. To wear a mask or disguise, as at a masquerade: She masqueraded as a shepherd.

2. To go about as if in disguise; have or put on a deceptive appearance: The stowaway masqueraded as a crew member.

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[French mascarade, from Italian mascarata, variant of mascherata, from Old Italian maschera, mask; see mask.]

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masquer·ader n.

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masquerade [mask-er-aid]

Verb

[-ading, -aded]

to pretend to be someone or something else

Noun

1. an attempt to keep secret the real identity or nature of something: he was unable to keep up his masquerade as the war's victor

2. a party at which the guests wear masks and costumes [Spanish mascara mask]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	masquerade - a party of guests wearing costumes and masks masque, masquerade party, mask fancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade ball - a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner"
	2.	masquerade - a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party fancy dress, masquerade costume costume - the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume" disguise - any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity domino - a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume false face - a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume
	3.	masquerade - making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth" pretending, pretense, feigning, simulation, pretence - the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
Verb	1.	masquerade - take part in a masquerade disguise, mask - make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"
	2.	masquerade - pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty" personate, pose, impersonate - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"

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masquerade

verb 1. pose, pretend to be, impersonate, profess to be, pass yourself off, simulate, disguise yourself

noun 2. pretence, disguise, deception, front (informal) cover, screen, put-on (slang) mask, cover-up, cloak, guise, subterfuge, dissimulation, imposture

noun 3. masked ball, revel, mummery, fancy dress party, costume ball, masked party

Translations

masquerade [mæskəˈreɪd] n → baile m de máscaras;

(fig) → mascarada

vi to masquerade as → disfrazarse de, hacerse pasar por

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masquerade [mæskəˈreɪd] n → bal masqué (fig); mascarade f

vi to masquerade as → se faire passer pour

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masquerade [mæskəˈreɪd] vi to masquerade as → sich ausgeben als n → Maskerade f

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masquerade [mæskəˈreɪd] n → ballo in maschera;

(fig) → mascherata

vi to masquerade as → farsi passare per

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masquerade

n masquerade [mӕskəˈreid]

(a) pretence or disguise Her show of friendship was (a) masquerade. vermomming تَقَنُّع، تَظاهُر преструвка předstírání maskerade die Verstellung υποκρισία mascarada, farsa teesklus تظاهر teeskentely mascarade נֶשֶף מַסֵיכוֹת छद्मवेश maškarada komédia samaran látalæti finzione 見せかけ 가장 apsimetimas, maskaradas izlikšanās sandiwara vals vertoon maskerade, forkledning maskarada fingimento mascaradă притворство, маскарад maškaráda maškarada maskarada maskerad, förklädnad การเสแสร้ง yapmacık, sahte davranış 偽裝 маскарад بہروپ trò giả dối 伪装

v

(withas) to pretend to be, usually intending to deceive The criminal was masquerading as a respectable businessman. voorgee, maak of يَتَظاهَر ليَخْدَع преструвам се vydávat se (za) give sig ud for at være sich ausgeben παριστάνω, προσποιούμαι hacerse pasar por, disfrazarse teesklema تظاهر کردن tekeytyä se faire passer pour לְהִתחָזוֹת भेस बदलना, स्वांग भरना, कपट भेस धारण करना prerušiti se kiadja magát vminek berpura-pura dúlbúast travestirsi, spacciarsi per 変装する 가장하다 apsimesti izlikties berpura-pura zich voordoen als gi seg ut for å være, forkle seg som udawać, maskować się mascarar-se de a trece drept выдавать себя за, маскироваться под vydávať sa (za) pretvarjati se pretvarati se ge sig ut för att vara เสแสร้ง (birinin) kılığına girmek 假裝 видавати себе; прикидатися بہروپ، سوانگ بھرنا giả mạo 假装