masquerade

[US]/ˌmæskəˈreɪd/
[UK]/ˌmæskəˈreɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a costume party disguise; a disguise
vi. to pretend to be someone or something one is not, to assume a false appearance

Phrases & Collocations

masquerade ball

masquerade costume

masquerade mask

Example Sentences

a masquerade of humility.

He might try to masquerade as a policeman.

She masqueraded as a shepherd.

The stowaway masqueraded as a crew member.

the idle gossip that masquerades as news in some local papers.

PFOA and other related long-chain fluorochemicals stick to blood proteins and masquerade as digestive acids.

Sixth in the Mackie series, Masquerade Ball™ Barbie& wears a multi-colored harlequin gown of vivid glass bugle beads sewn in diamond patterns, and accented with a velvety black overskirt.

Real-world Examples

It's a memoir masquerading as fiction like a reverse James Frey.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 5

" Was the masquerade your notion, or his" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

Plus, I have always been a sucker for a masquerade ball.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

You may have actually seen them before, masquerading as bees and wasps.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American September 2022 Collection

The IRGC masquerades as a legitimate military organization but none of this should be fooled.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

In fact, I sometimes privately thought of myself as a journalist masquerading as a spokesman.

Source: Listen to this 3 Advanced English Listening

These ornate masquerades and charades that are part of his complexity reveal something about his identity.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

Because masquerading as a bird turd appears to protect certain arachnids from getting eaten by wasps.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation August 2014

Nor can I masquerade in a cloak of romance and patriotism, no matter how convenient it might be.

Source: Gone with the Wind

And in " Runner's World" magazine, Gatorade ran an ad masquerading as an article titled " Hydration 101."

Source: Healthy little secrets

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