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Travestied

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.

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travestied

vb. (en-past of: travesty)

WordNet
travesty
  1. n. 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, put-on]

  3. v. make a travesty of

  4. [also: travestied]

travestied

See travesty

Usage examples of "travestied".

Xerxes would have gone into a rage had he ever known to what extent he and his mother had been travestied for the amusement of the Athenian mob.