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Travesty
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A burlesque translation or imitation of a work. The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first. De Quincey.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.]