disguise (noun)
1disguise — 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,… …
2disguise — ► 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 …
3disguise — I. transitive verb (disguised; disguising) Etymology: Middle English disgisen, from Anglo French desguiser, deguiser, from des dis + guise guise Date: 14th century 1. a. to change the customary dress or appearance of b. to furnish with a false… …
4disguise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clever, good ▪ thin ▪ State regulation often served as a thin disguise for corruption. VERB + DISGUISE ▪ adopt …
5disguise — 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 * 1) to hide something such as your feelings or… …
6disguise — 1 verb (T) 1 to change someone s appearance so that they look like someone else and people cannot recognize them: disguise yourself as: Maybe you could disguise yourself as a waiter and sneak in there. | be disguised as: He escaped across the… …
7disguise — dis|guise1 [ dıs gaız ] verb transitive * 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. ) often passive to make …
8disguise — 1. noun /dɪˈskaɪz/ a) An attire (e.g. clothing) used to hide ones identity or assume another. That cape and mask complete his disguise b) The appearance of something on the outside which masks whats beneath …
9disguise — [dɪsˈgaɪz] verb [T] I 1) to hide something such as your feelings or intentions He didn t try to disguise his bitterness.[/ex] 2) to change the way that someone looks so that other people will not recognize them 3) to make something look, sound,… …
10disguise — /dəsˈgaɪz / (say duhs guyz) verb (t) (disguised, disguising) 1. to change the guise or appearance of, so as to conceal identity or to mislead; conceal the identity of by means of a misleading garb, etc. 2. to conceal or cover up the real state or …
