masquerade

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I - noun

1. a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
• Syn:
fancy dress, masquerade costume
• Hypernyms:
costume, disguise
• Part Meronyms:
domino, false face
2. a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
• Syn:
masquerade party, masque, mask
• Derivationally related forms:
mask (for: mask)
• Hypernyms:
party
• Hyponyms:
masked ball, masquerade ball, fancy-dress ball
3. making a false outward show
- a beggar's masquerade of wealth
• Hypernyms:
pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning

II - verb

1. take part in a masquerade (Freq. 2)
• Derivationally related forms:
masquerader
• Hypernyms:
disguise, mask
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. pretend to be someone or something that you are not (Freq. 1)
- he is masquerading as an expert on the internet
- This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty
• Hypernyms:
pose, impersonate, personate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fancy dress, masquerade costume, masquerade party, masque, mask