to masquerade

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To frolic or disport in disguise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not

A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the woods, masquerading up and down in a lion's skin - Roger L'Estrange.

To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade

I'm going to masquerade as the wikipede. What are you going to dress up as?.

A party or assembly of people wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions

In courtly balls and midnight masquerades - Alexander Pope.

A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See “mask”
a social party composed of persons masked and costumed so as to be disguised
{v} to go or assemble in disguise
{n} a masked assembly, disguise, cover
Attack in which an entity takes on the identity of a different entity without authorization
Acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show; disguise
{i} masked ball; assumption of a disguise; impersonation; charade
making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth" a party of guests wearing costumes and masks 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
take part in a masquerade
A masquerade is an event such as a party or dance where people dress up in disguise and wear masks. a masquerade ball. to pretend to be something or someone different masquerade as
A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask
a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
Anyone who pretends to be someone they are not in order to obtain access to a computer account is said to be in 'masquerade' This may be accomplished by providing a false user name, or stealing someone else's password and logging in as him
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"
See 1st Mask, 4
To frolic or disport in disquise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not
{f} assume a disguise; attend a masked ball, attend a costume party; impersonate; pose
1) An assembly of people wearing masks and other disguises (often of a rich or fantastic kind) and diverting themselves with dancing and other amusements; a masked ball 3) To appear or go about in disguises to pass oneself off under a false character; to have or assume a deceptive appearance (OED Vol IX, 430)
To conceal with masks; to disguise
a party of guests wearing costumes and masks 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
To pretend to be another host for the purposes of sharing one IP address among several local hosts hidden to the outside world for reasons of resource shortages or security cf NAT
An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions
A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See "mask"
An attack on the property of authenticity
To masquerade as someone or something means to pretend to be that person or thing, particularly in order to deceive other people. He masqueraded as a doctor and fooled everyone
A masquerade is an attempt to deceive people about the true nature or identity of something. He told a news conference that the elections would be a masquerade. = sham
A Spanish diversion on horseback
Claim to be a different entity
Translate an address This is the pure act of translation; it does not necessarily mean that the mail gets sent to another place For redirecting e-mails there is aliasing*
n a disguise or false outward show : pretense
Attack in which an entity takes on the identity of a different entity without authorisation
making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"
to masquerade

    Hyphenation

    to mas·quer·ade

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı mäskıreyd

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˌmaskərˈād/ /tə ˌmæskɜrˈeɪd/
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