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trav·es·ty (trăv́ĭ-stē)

[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; see wes-2).]

noun: 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

transitive verb: -tied, -ty·ing, -ties. 

To make a travesty of; parody or ridicule.