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masquerading

verb

Meaning

  1. To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; to wear a disguise.
  2. To pass off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
  3. To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.
  4. The act of one who masquerades.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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