Inflected forms: pl. trav·es·ties 1. An exaggerated or grotesque imitation, such as a parody of a literary work. 2. A debased or grotesque likeness: a travesty of justice. See synonyms at caricature.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: trav·es·tied, trav·es·ty·ing, trav·es·ties To make a travesty of; parody or ridicule.
ETYMOLOGY:
From obsolete, disguised, burlesqued, from French travesti, past participle of travestir, to disguise, parody, from Italian travestire : Latin trns-, trans- + Latin vestre, to dress (from vestis, garment; see wes-2 in Appendix I).
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re, to dress (from vestis, garment; see wes-2 in Appendix I).
