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trav·es·ty (trăv'ĭ-stē)
n., pl., -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.
tr.v., -tied, -ty·ing, -ties.
To make a travesty of; parody or ridicule.

[From obsolete, disguised, burlesqued, from French travesti, past participle of travestir, to disguise, parody, from Italian travestire : Latin trāns-, trans- + Latin vestīre, to dress (from vestis, garment).]




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