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   disguise

   /dɪsˈɡʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one's identity: "we took elaborate measures to disguise ourselves as locals"
   • ▪ make (something) unrecognizable by altering its appearance, sound, taste, or smell: "does holding a handkerchief over the mouthpiece really disguise your voice?"
   • ▪ conceal the nature or existence of (a feeling or situation): "he made no effort to disguise his contempt"

   noun

   • 1. a means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity: "I put on dark glasses as a disguise" Similar false appearancecamouflageconcealmentoutfitcostumeinformal:get-up
   • ▪ the state of having altered one's appearance in order to conceal one's identity: "I told them you were a policewoman in disguise"
   • ▪ the concealing of one's true intentions or feelings: "the children looked at her without disguise" Similar facadefrontfalse frontcover-upmasqueradeveneermaskveilsmokescreendissimulationpretencedeception

   Word Origin Middle English (meaning ‘change one's usual style of dress’, with no implication of concealing one's identity): from Old French desguisier.

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   What is disguise verb?

   • Definition of disguise verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to change your appearance so that people cannot recognize you disguise somebody The hijackers were heavily disguised. disguise somebody as somebody/something They got in disguised as security guards. She was cleverly disguised as a policewoman.

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   What does it mean if you disguise yourself?

   • If you disguise yourself, you put on clothes which make you look like someone else or alter your appearance in other ways, so that people will not recognize you. She disguised herself as a man so she could fight on the battlefield. [V pron-refl + as] I was heavily disguised.

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   What is a disguised adj?

   • In the context of the Tulip Series Book - VI 118, 'disguised' is defined as having an appearance that hides the identity or true form. Other definitions provided include: astonish, humble, governor, mockingly, summon, and fastened.

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   Disguise definition: to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb. See examples of DISGUISE used in a sentence.

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   A disguise is something you put on so no one recognizes you. It also can be used as a verb. You can disguise yourself with a wig and mustache; that's a great disguise.

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   Disguise is a verb meaning to change or modify the appearance or manner to conceal the identity or character of something or someone. It is also a noun meaning a mask, costume, or manner that disguises, or the act or state of disguising.

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    disguise something to hide something or change it, so that it cannot be recognized synonym conceal. She made no attempt to disguise her surprise. It was a thinly disguised attack on the president. She couldn't disguise the fact that she felt uncomfortable. He tried to disguise his accent. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.