From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, a. [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.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, n.; pl. {Travesties}.
A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
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The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a
travesty of the first. --De Quincey.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
travesty
n 1: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable
situations [syn: {farce}, {farce comedy}, {travesty}]
2: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's
style, usually in a humorous way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon},
{spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery}, {takeoff}, {burlesque},
{travesty}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
v 1: make a travesty of
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