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Noun masquerade has 3 senses

masquerade, masque, mask - a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
--₁ is a kind of party
--₁ has particulars: masked ball, masquerade ball, fancy-dress ball
Derived form: verb masquerade₁
fancy dress, masquerade, masquerade costume - a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
--₂ is a kind of costume; disguise
--₂ has parts: domino; false face
Derived form: verb masquerade₁
masquerade - making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"
--₃ is a kind of pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning

Derived form: verb masquerade₂

Verb masquerade has 2 senses

masquerade - take part in a masquerade
--₁ is one way to disguise

Derived forms: noun masquerade₂, noun masquerade₁, noun masquerader₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
masquerade - 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"
--₂ is one way to pose, impersonate, personate

Derived form: noun masquerade₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP