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装う — meaning in English

yosoō

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English meaning

  • feign verb To pretend to feel or have something that isn't real.
  • masquerade noun A party or ball where guests wear masks and costumes.
  • pretend verb To act as if something is true or real when it isn't, in order to deceive or as part of play.

Senses

装う is used for these senses in English:

  • feign To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
  • masquerade (transitive, rare) To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.

masquerade — full definition

  1. noun A party or ball where guests wear masks and costumes.
  2. noun A false show or pretence that conceals the truth.
  3. verb To pretend to be someone or something one is not.

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