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disguise
[ dis-gahyz, dih-skahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb:
The king was disguised as a peasant.
- to conceal or cover up the truth or actual character of by a counterfeit form or appearance; misrepresent:
to disguise one's intentions.
Synonyms: , , ,
noun
- that which disguises; something that serves or is intended for concealment of identity, character, or quality; a deceptive covering, condition, manner, etc.:
Noble words can be the disguise of base intentions.
- the makeup, mask, costume, or overall changed appearance of an entertainer:
a clown's disguise.
- the act of disguising:
to speak without disguise.
- the state of being disguised; masquerade:
The gods appeared in disguise.
disguise
/ dɪsˈɡaɪzɪdlɪ; dɪsˈɡaɪz /
verb
- to modify the appearance or manner in order to conceal the identity of (oneself, someone, or something)
- tr to misrepresent in order to obscure the actual nature or meaning
to disguise the facts
noun
- a mask, costume, or manner that disguises
- the act of disguising or the state of being disguised
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈܾ, adjective
- 徱ˈܾ, noun
- disguisedly, adverb
- 徱ˈܾ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- 徱·ܾa· adjective
- 徱·ܾĻ· adverb
- 徱·ܾĻ·Ա noun
- 徱·ܾİ noun
- 徱·ܾmԳ noun
- ԴDzd·ܾ adjective
- d·ܾ noun verb (used with object) predisguised predisguising
- un徱·ܾa· adjective
- ܲd·ܾ adjective
- un徱·ܾĻ· adverb
- ɱ-徱·ܾ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of disguise1
Idioms and Phrases
see blessing in disguise .Example Sentences
Between Good Friday and Easter Sunday 2023, he made sure Mr and Mrs Baxter consumed a fatal dose of fentanyl disguised in a "liver cleanse" smoothie.
All you want to see from your team at the draft is a plan, and if the Browns have one they disguised it pretty well.
Sophie Lloyd says she disguised herself as a man to fool examiners into letting her join the elite society in 1991, at a time female magicians were not allowed to be members.
Aluko said she had to leave the house in disguise because of the hearing.
"I'm afraid that if I'm walking, I will be approached by agents in incognito clothes and plain disguise," he continued.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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