masquerade
/ˌmæskəˈɹeɪd/ verb C2- 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?
- 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.
- To appear as something else.
He/she/it masquerades · Past masqueraded · Past participle masqueraded · -ing form masquerading
Verb forms
- Base form
- masquerade
- He/she/it
- masquerades
- Past
- masqueraded
- Past participle
- masqueraded
- -ing form
- masquerading
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“He is in masquerade.”
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