Dictionary definition · masquerade
noun
- a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
- a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
- making a false outward show"a beggar's masquerade of wealth"
verb
- take part in a masquerade
- pretend to be someone or something that you are not"he is masquerading as an expert on the internet"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).