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travesty |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, a. [F. travesti, p. p. of travestir to disguise, to travesty, It travestire fr L. trans across over + vestire to dress, clothe. See {Vest}.] Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, n.; pl {Travesties}. A burlesque translation or imitation of a work The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first --De Quincey. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Travestied}; p. pr & vb n. {Travesting}.] To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous. I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor. --Bentley. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: travesty n 1: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations [syn: {farce}, {farce comedy}] 2: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {charade}, {pasquinade}] v : make a parody of
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