masquerade

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Pronunciation[change]

  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˌmæskəˈreɪd/ or /ˈmæskəˌreɪd/ or /ˌmɑːs-/ or /ˈmɑːs-/
  • (US) IPA (key): /ˌmæskəˈreɪd/ or /ˈmæskəˌreɪd/
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  • Hyphenation: mas‧que‧rade

Noun[change]

Singular
masquerade

Plural
masquerades

  1. (countable) A masquerade is a party of people wearing fancy masks and costumes.
  2. (figurative) A masquerade is an act of pretending to be someone that you are not.

Verb[change]

Plain form
masquerade

Third-person singular
masquerades

Past tense
masqueraded

Past participle
masqueraded

Present participle
masquerading

  1. (intransitive) (figurative) If you masquerade, you pretend to be someone that you are not.