Thesaurus: travesty

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1. a. Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition.
2. n. A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
3. v. t. To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous.
4. n. a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
5. n. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
6. v. make a travesty of
7. Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.] A burlesque translation or imitation of a work. The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first. De Quincey. 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.
8. Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; --applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.]
9. n:100 v. make a travesty of