Noun masquerade has 3 senses
  1. masquerade, masque, mask - a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
    --1 is a kind of party
    --1 has particulars: masked ball, masquerade ball, fancy-dress ball
    Derived form: verb masquerade1
  2. fancy dress, masquerade, masquerade costume - a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
    --2 is a kind of costume; disguise
    --2 has parts: domino; false face
    Derived form: verb masquerade1
  3. masquerade - making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"
    --3 is a kind of
    pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
    Derived form: verb masquerade2
,Verb masquerade has 2 senses
  1. masquerade - take part in a masquerade
    --1 is one way to
    disguise
    Derived forms: noun masquerade2, noun masquerade1, noun masquerader1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. masquerade - pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as the expert on the Internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"
    --2 is one way to
    pose, impersonate, personate
    Derived form: noun masquerade3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
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