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Etymology
From F. mascarade (Sp. mascarada), from It. mascarata (mascherata). See �mask�.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪd|-eɪd

Noun
en-noun

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

#*Pope:
#*:In courtly balls and midnight masquerades

1. obsolete A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See �mask�
2. acting|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.
#*De Quincey:
#*:That masquerade of misrepresentation which invariably accompanied the political eloquence of Rome

1. A Spanish diversion on horseback.

Verb
en-verb|masquerad|ing

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

#:I'm going to masquarade as the wikipede. What are you going to dress up as?

1. 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.
#*L'Estrange:
#*:A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the woods, masquerading up and down in a lion's skin

1. transitive To conceal with masks; to disguise.

#*Killingbeck:
#*:To masquerade vice

Translations
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trans-top|to conceal with masks
Arabic: ت��ر
Indonesian: samar|menyamar
Japanese: ����� (�����, narisumasu), �� (����, yosoou)
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