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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarymas·quer·ade I \ˌmas-kə-ˈrād\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle French, from Old Italian dialect mascarada,from Old Italian maschera mask DATE 15871. a. a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes b. a costume for wear at such a gathering2. an action or appearance that is mere disguise or show II intransitive verb (-ad·ed ; -ad·ing) DATE 16771. a. to disguise oneself; also : to go about disguised b. to take part in a masquerade2. to assume the appearance of something one is not• mas·quer·ad·er nounEnglish Etymologymasquerade masquerade (n.) 1590s, from Fr. mascarade or Sp. mascarada "masked party or dance," from It. mascarata "a ball at which masks are worn," var.of mascherata "masquerade," from maschera (see mask). Figurative sense of "false outward show" is from 1670s. The verb is attested from 1690s. Related: Masquerading.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7masquerademas·quer·ade / 7mAskE5reid; BrE also 7mB:sk- / noun1. (formal) a way of behaving that hides the truth or a person's true feelings 掩藏；掩饰2. (especially NAmE) a type of party where people wear special costumes and masks over their faces, to hide their identities 化装舞会；假面舞会verb[V] ~ as sth to pretend to be sth that you are not 假扮；乔装；伪装: commercial advertisers masquerading as private individuals 乔装成普通百姓的商业广告商 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun Synonyms: MASK 2, cloak, color, cover, disguise, facade, face, front, show, veiln. Function: verb Synonyms: POSE 4, attitudinize, pass (as or for), pass off, postureWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedmas·quer·adeI. \|maskə|rād, -aask-, -aisk-\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle French mascarade, masquerade social gathering of persons wearing masks, from Old Italian dialect mascarada, from Old Italian mascara, maschera mask + Old Italian dialect -ada -ade1. : an action, appearance, bearing, or mode of life that is mere outward show concealing the true character or situation : a pretense of being something that one is not : camouflage, disguise < her maturity was a childish, clever masquerade — Philip O'Connor > < traveling about in the masquerade of a bon vivant — Virginia Cowles > < discovers under a new masquerade the ancient evil — V.L.Parrington > < became aware of an element of masquerade in the appearance of this person — Elinor Wylie >2. a. : a social gathering of persons wearing masks, often dressed in rich fantastic costumes especially to impersonate characters from history or legend, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions b. : a costume for wear at such a gatheringII. intransitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)1. a. : to disguise oneself or go about disguised so as to appear to be something that one is not < wasn't the first time he'd masqueraded as a girl — Valentine Williams > < looked like a young man masquerading in a white wig — R.H.Davis > b. : to take part in a masquerade2. : to pass oneself off or assume the appearance of something that one is not : pose < nonentities have too often masqueraded as philosophers — Richard Mayne > < wrong for editorial arguments to masquerade as news reports — F.L.Mott > < exploitation masquerading as free enterprise — Herbert Agar >

Masquerade To Noun A Gathering Verb B Appearance