verb · transitive · rare

masquerade

mas·que·rade

masquerade · masquerades · masqueraded · masquerading

To take part in a masqueradeTo take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise.

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/ˌmæskəˈɹeɪd/

» I've been invited to a masquerade party.

Ich bin zu einer Maskenparty eingeladen worden. — mayabe

Ich wurde zu einer Maskenparty eingeladen. — mayabe

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Meaning

4 senses

(also, attributive, intransitive)To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise.
I’m going to masquerade as an old-fashioned pilot. What are you going to dress up as?
take part in a masquerade
(also, attributive, figuratively, intransitive)To pass oneself off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
He masqueraded as my friend until the truth finally came out.
(also, attributive, broadly, figuratively, intransitive)To appear as something else.
(also, attributive, rare, transitive)To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.
маскирова́тьсяmaskirovátʹsja, замаскирова́тьсяzamaskirovátʹsja, переодева́тьсяpereodevátʹsja

Examples

10 sentences

I've been invited to a masquerade party.
deIch bin zu einer Maskenparty eingeladen worden. — mayabe
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Sami began masquerading as a physician.
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Sami was masquerading as a physician.
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What is the reason for this masquerade?
ruК чему этот маскарад? — marafon
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I advise you to end the masquerade.
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

to conceal with masks:

to frolic or disport in disguise:

Origin

The noun is borrowed from Middle French mascarade, masquarade, masquerade (modern French m

The noun is borrowed from Middle French mascarade, masquarade, masquerade (modern French mascarade (“masquerade, masque; farce”)), and its etymon Italian mascherata (“masquerade”), from maschera (“mask”) + -ata. Maschera is derived from Medieval Latin masca (“mask”): see further there. The English word is cognate with Late Latin masquarata, Portuguese mascarada, Spanish mascarada.

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