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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Trav·es·ty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Travestied p. pr. & vb. n. Travesting.] 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.   --Bentley.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 travesty
      n 1: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable
           situations [syn: farce, farce comedy]
      2: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous
         way [syn: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery,
          takeoff, burlesque, charade, pasquinade, put-on]
      v : make a travesty of
      [also: travestied]

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 travestied
      See travesty