to disguise
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3.4
- verb
- /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
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disfrazar
- 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
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3.7
To cover part of something to hide or protect it
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5.1
To cover something so it is hard to see or understand
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5.0
To cover something so others cannot easily see or understand it
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3.9
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.