disguise
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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 changes in the way someone looks so that other people will not recognize them:
be disguised as someone/something: She arrived at his home disguised as a man.
be disguised in something: The intruders were disguised in post office uniforms.
disguise yourself as/in something: The soldiers disguised themselves as ordinary civilians.
a ) to make something look, sound, or seem like something else:
little tape recorders disguised as cigarette packs
disguise
dis|guise 2 [ dıs`gaız ] noun count or uncount
1. ) something that you wear to change the way you look so that people will not recognize you:
She was wearing a disguise of a blonde wig and glasses.
in disguise (=wearing a disguise): He often went out in disguise to avoid the ever-present journalists.
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.
in disguise: The more artistic films are dismissed as pornography in disguise.
=> BLESSING
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English.
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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
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
