to disguise
- verb
- /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
- Lucy is apathetic about the canoe trip, so Lois has to disguise her own excitement.
- disguise their identity
- attempt to disguise
- disguise themselves as men
It was an idea of disguising objects through reflective Shields.
- It was an idea of disguising objects through reflective Shields.
- They might be able to disguise each individual stream quite well.
- Coming back to New York, I had to disguise myself.
- Oh, she's a hunter and she disguises herself as a man.
- It's still fatigued, but this is disguising that fact for one week.
- But people who are toxic are masters at disguising it.
- So I hope you will forgive me this rant that has been disguised as an educational science video.
- It is such a genius evil play to disguise what's truly happening here.
- OK Option three, we could disguise ourselves as lovers and distract the ox by making out.
- And, you know, I've heard stories about you like, going to Disney in full prosthetics to disguise yourself from photographers.
Examples
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He would disguise his name.
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Oh, she's a hunter and she disguises herself as a man.
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Coming back to New York, I had to disguise myself.
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There was no point in trying to disguise his voice if he was known.
Fiction book (1991) -
You say that Mr Tindle disguised himself as a clown.
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(Miriam) The Tomorrow is a hospital ship disguised as a fishing boat.
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To avoid being recognized at the party, she decided to disguise herself with a wig and sunglasses.
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He managed to disguise his nervousness during the interview by pretending to be confident.
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The spy used makeup to disguise his features and blend in with the crowd.
Synonyms
To cover part of something to hide or protect it
To cover something so it is hard to see or understand
To cover something so others cannot easily see or understand it
To put on clothes or a mask to hide who you are
To put on a mask to hide your face
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Etymology
The verb disguise comes from the old French parts des- and guise, which together mean 'change the appearance'. So to disguise someone or something is to change how they look or act so they are not recognized.