The meaning of MASQUERADE is a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes. How to use masquerade in a sentence.
Verb masquerade (third-person singular simple present masquerades, present participle masquerading, simple past and past participle masqueraded) (intransitive) To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise.
- a festive gathering of people wearing masks and costumes. 2. a costume worn at such a gathering. 3. false outward show; pretense. 4. to represent oneself falsely. 5. to disguise oneself. 6. to take part in a masquerade. mas`quer ad′er, n.