The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: travesty)
WordNet
n. a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations [syn: farce, farce comedy]
a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, charade, pasquinade, put-on]
v. make a travesty of
[also: 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.