Word Finder - masquerade

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An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.

example

I was invited to the masquerade party at their home.

synonyms

• masque

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The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.

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An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.

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An assembly of varied, often fanciful, things.

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A cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits.

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A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque.

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A Spanish entertainment or military exercise in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes.

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To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; to wear a disguise.

example

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

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To pass 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.

example

He masqueraded as my friend until the truth finally came out.

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To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.