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Definition of masquerade
1a : a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumesb : a costume for wear at such a gathering
2 : an action or appearance that is mere disguise or show
From the M-W Editors
Examples of masquerade in a Sentence
She could not keep up the masquerade any longer.
although she was deeply bored, she maintained a masquerade of polite interest as her guest droned on
Recent Examples of masquerade from the Web
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But what if the reverse occurs and symptoms of anxiety or depression masquerade as an as-yet undiagnosed physical disorder?
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But what if the reverse occurs and symptoms of anxiety or depression masquerade as an as-yet undiagnosed physical disorder?
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Join the masquerade at this surreal post-solstice dance party.
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Themed weekends (pirates, royal masquerade, Oktoberfest, fantasy).
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Current and retired NFL players and local celebrities also will attend the masquerade-themed event.
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The last time someone was convicted of blasphemy in Denmark was 71 years ago when a man dressed up as a priest and mock-baptized a doll at a masquerade.
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Others are likely random noise that added up to a masquerade of significance.
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Students from Lake Oswego's Lakeridge High School celebrated prom Saturday night with a masquerade theme at the TAO Event Center in Portland.
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Origin and Etymology of masquerade
Middle French, from Old Italian dialect mascarada, from Old Italian maschera mask
masquerade
Definition of masquerade
masqueraded
;masquerading
intransitive verb
1a : to disguise oneself; also : to go about disguisedb : to take part in a masquerade
2 : to assume the appearance of something one is not
masquerader
nounExamples of masquerade in a Sentence
He was masquerading under a false name.
Recent Examples of masquerade from the Web
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The gala was held in the BMO Harris Bradley Center, an arena not quite 30 years old that has housed the Milwaukee Bucks and Marquette and a perfectly good building soon to be sacrificed on behalf of greed masquerading as progress.
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Weirdly enough, a lot of fans — like, at least a dozen — commented that Miranda, masquerading as her sneaky on-screen alter-ego Megan, must have hacked into Drake's email account to delete the wedding invitation.
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But the interesting difference is that Imhotep in the 1932 world has been masquerading as a regular guy.
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Goldman’s Lloyd Blankfein and Citigroup’s Michael Corbat, as well as Citigroup consumer-banking chief Stephen Bird, responded over the weekend to emails sent by the anonymous prankster masquerading as top executives at...
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The NSA document did not name any of the states where local officials were targeted by the emails masquerading as being from VR Systems.
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A main focus of the fifth episode, in addition to MacLachlan’s comedy of errors masquerading as Dougie Jones, was the introduction of the younger generation of Twin Peaks.
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Other bacterial infections can masquerade as strep.
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Trump, who, for years, masqueraded as his own spokesman under a pseudonym in order to plant stories with and deliver missives to New York tabloids, seems to be reverting back to the take-no-prisoners approach to amplifying his message.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'masquerade'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of masquerade
1677
MASQUERADE Defined for English Language Learners
masquerade
playDefinition of masquerade for English Language Learners
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: a party at which people wear masks and often costumes
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: a way of appearing or behaving that is not true or real
masquerade
Definition of masquerade for English Language Learners
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: to pretend to be someone or something else
MASQUERADE Defined for Kids
Definition of masquerade for Students
1 : a party (as a dance) at which people wear masks and costumes
2 : the act of pretending to be something different His friendliness was just a masquerade.
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