Travesty /(?)/
Trav·es·ty
Travesty
a.
- Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.]
Travesty
n.
pl. Travesties
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A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.
Travesty
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Travestied; p. pr. & vb. n. Travesting
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To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous.
I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor.