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Webster 1913 Edition
Travesty
Trav′es-ty
,Adj.
[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.]
Trav′es-ty
,Noun.
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.
Trav′es-ty
,Verb.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Travesty
TRAV'ESTY
,Adj.
TRAV'ESTY
,Noun.
TRAV'ESTY
,Verb.
T.
G. Battista Lalli travestied Virgil, or turned him into Italian burlesque verse.
Definition 2024
travesty
travesty
English
Noun
travesty (plural travesties)
- An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.
- De Quincey
- The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.
- De Quincey
- A parody or stylistic imitation.
- (pejorative) A grossly inferior imitation.
- A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.
Synonyms
Translations
An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation
Verb
travesty (third-person singular simple present travesties, present participle travestying, simple past and past participle travestied)
- (transitive) To make a travesty of; to parody.