Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to burlesque
Participle: burlesqued
Gerund: burlesquing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | burlesque |
| you | burlesque |
| he;she;it | burlesques |
| we | burlesque |
| you | burlesque |
| they | burlesque |
Perfect
| I | have burlesqued |
| you | have burlesqued |
| he;she;it | has burlesqued |
| we | have burlesqued |
| you | have burlesqued |
| they | have burlesqued |
Past
| I | burlesqued |
| you | burlesqued |
| he;she;it | burlesqued |
| we | burlesqued |
| you | burlesqued |
| they | burlesqued |
Pluperfect
| I | had burlesqued |
| you | had burlesqued |
| he;she;it | had burlesqued |
| we | had burlesqued |
| you | had burlesqued |
| they | had burlesqued |
Future
| I | will burlesque |
| you | will burlesque |
| he;she;it | will burlesque |
| we | will burlesque |
| you | will burlesque |
| they | will burlesque |
Future Perfect
| I | will have burlesqued |
| you | will have burlesqued |
| he;she;it | will have burlesqued |
| we | will have burlesqued |
| you | will have burlesqued |
| they | will have burlesqued |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | burlesque |
| you | burlesque |
| he;she;it | burlesque |
| we | burlesque |
| you | burlesque |
| they | burlesque |
Perfect
| I | have burlesqued |
| you | have burlesqued |
| he;she;it | have burlesqued |
| we | have burlesqued |
| you | have burlesqued |
| they | have burlesqued |
Imperfect
| I | burlesqued |
| you | burlesqued |
| he;she;it | burlesqued |
| we | burlesqued |
| you | burlesqued |
| they | burlesqued |
Pluperfect
| I | had burlesqued |
| you | had burlesqued |
| he;she;it | had burlesqued |
| we | had burlesqued |
| you | had burlesqued |
| they | had burlesqued |
Conditional
Present
| I | would burlesque |
| you | would burlesque |
| he;she;it | would burlesque |
| we | would burlesque |
| you | would burlesque |
| they | would burlesque |
Perfect
| I | would have burlesqued |
| you | would have burlesqued |
| he;she;it | would have burlesqued |
| we | would have burlesqued |
| you | would have burlesqued |
| they | would have burlesqued |
Imperative
| you | burlesque |
| we | Let's burlesque |
| you | burlesque |
Verbs conjugated like 'burlesque'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'burlesque'
barbeque,
barbecue,
bloque,
breste,
bulletize,
curlicue,
forlese,
pursue,
rescue,
reskue,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from French burlesque, from Italian burlesco (“parodic”).
Sample Sentences
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When the venerable New York Times took my quote in which I described the neon elements as "burlesquing the myth of male dominance" and instead printed "he prefers to describe them as . . . symbols of male dominance" it became clear that dealing with journalists was going to be one long, rocky road. [1988 February 5, Billie Lawless, “Laying Down the Lawless”, in Chicago Reader:]
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They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah's words, and turned the expression he used into ridicule. [1678, Edward Stillingfleet, A Sermon preached on the Fast-Day, November 13, 1678:]