disguise
- disguise
- I UK [dɪsˈɡaɪz] / US
verb transitive]
Word forms "disguise":
present tense
I/you/we/they disguise
he/she/it disguises
present participle disguising
past tense disguised
past participle disguised
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1) to hide something such as your feelings or intentions
He didn't disguise his bitterness about what had happened.
a thinly disguised attempt to embarrass the prime minister
2)
a) passive] to make changes in the way that someone looks so that other people will not recognize them
be disguised as someone/something:
She arrived at his home disguised as a man.
The intruders were disguised in post office uniforms.
The soldiers disguised themselves as ordinary civilians.
b) to make something look, sound, or seem like something else
little tape recorders disguised as cigarette packets
II UK [dɪsˈɡaɪz] / US
noun countable/uncountable]
Word forms "disguise":
singular disguise
plural disguises
1) something that you wear to change the way that you look so that people will not recognize you
She was wearing a disguise of a blonde wig and glasses.
He often went out in disguise to avoid being recognized by his fans.
2) something that hides what something really is, especially by making it seem better than it is
His cheerful manner is a disguise that hides the pain.
The more artistic films are dismissed as "pornography in disguise".
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disguise — vb Disguise, cloak, mask, dissemble, camouflage are comparable when meaning to assume a dress, an ap pearance, or an expression that conceals one s identity, intention, or true feeling. Disguise, which basically implies an alteration in one s… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Disguise — Dis*guise (?; 232), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disguised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disguising}.] [OE. desguisen, disgisen, degisen, OF. desguisier, F. d[ e]guiser; pref. des (L. dis ) + guise. See {Guise}.] 1. To change the guise or appearance of; especially … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disguise — Dis*guise , n. 1. A dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception; as, persons doing unlawful acts in disguise are subject to heavy penalties. [1913 Webster] There is no passion which steals into the heart more… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disguise — [dis gīz′] vt. disguised, disguising [ME disgisen < OFr desguiser, to change costume: see DIS & GUISE] 1. to make appear, sound, etc. different from usual so as to be unrecognizable [to disguise one s voice] 2. to hide or obscure the existence … English World dictionary
disguise — [n] covering, makeup for deception beard, blind, camouflage, charade, cloak, color, coloring, concealment, costume, counterfeit, cover up, dissimulation, dress, facade, face, faking, false front*, fig leaf*, front*, get up, guise, illusion, make… … New thesaurus
disguise — I noun artifice, camouflage, caricature, cloak, concealment counterfeit, cover, covering, deception, deceptive covering, dissimulation, facade, faking, false appearance, false colors, false copy, false front, guise, hiding, imitation, mask,… … Law dictionary
disguise — verb is spelt ise, not ize. See ise … Modern English usage
disguise — ► VERB 1) alter in appearance or nature so as to conceal the identity of. 2) hide the nature or existence of (a feeling or situation). ► NOUN ▪ a means of disguising one s identity. ORIGIN Old French desguisier … English terms dictionary
disguise — dis|guise1 [dısˈgaız] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: desguiser, from guise appearance ] 1.) to change someone s appearance so that people cannot recognize them disguise yourself as sb/sth ▪ Maybe you could disguise yourself as a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
disguise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clever, good ▪ thin ▪ State regulation often served as a thin disguise for corruption. VERB + DISGUISE ▪ adopt … Collocations dictionary
