Travestied

3 definitions found

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.
     [1913 Webster]
  


           I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman
           toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor.
                                                    --Bentley.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  travesty
       n 1: 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}]
       v : make a travesty of
       [also: {travestied}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  travestied
       See {travesty}