disguise
- 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 waiter and sneak in there.
▪ He escaped across the border disguised as a priest.
2.) to change the appearance, sound, taste etc of something so that people do not recognize it
▪ There's no way you can disguise that southern accent.
disguise sth as sth
▪ a letter bomb disguised as a musical greetings card
3.) to hide a fact or feeling so that people will not notice it
▪ Try as he might, Dan couldn't disguise his feelings for Katie.
disguise the fact (that)
▪ There's no disguising the fact that business is bad.
▪ The speech was seen by many as a thinly disguised attack on the president.
disguise 2
disguise2 n
1.) [U and C]
something that you wear to change your appearance and hide who you are, or the act of wearing this
▪ His disguise didn't fool anyone.
▪ She wore dark glasses in an absurd attempt at disguise.
2.) in disguise
a) wearing a disguise
▪ The woman in the park turned out to be a police officer in disguise.
b) made to seem like something else that is better
▪ 'Tax reform' is just a tax increase 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 — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clever, good ▪ thin ▪ State regulation often served as a thin disguise for corruption. VERB + DISGUISE ▪ adopt … Collocations dictionary
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 * 1) to hide something such as your feelings or… … English dictionary
