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   disguise

   /dɪsˈɡʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one's identity: "we took elaborate measures to disguise ourselves as locals"
   • ▪ make (something) unrecognizable by altering its appearance, sound, taste, or smell: "does holding a handkerchief over the mouthpiece really disguise your voice?"
   • ▪ conceal the nature or existence of (a feeling or situation): "he made no effort to disguise his contempt"

   noun

   • 1. a means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity: "I put on dark glasses as a disguise" Similar false appearancecamouflageconcealmentoutfitcostumeinformal:get-up
   • ▪ the state of having altered one's appearance in order to conceal one's identity: "I told them you were a policewoman in disguise"
   • ▪ the concealing of one's true intentions or feelings: "the children looked at her without disguise" Similar facadefrontfalse frontcover-upmasqueradeveneermaskveilsmokescreendissimulationpretencedeception

   Word Origin Middle English (meaning ‘change one's usual style of dress’, with no implication of concealing one's identity): from Old French desguisier.

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   What is a disguise in palaeontology?

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   What is disguise verb?

   • Definition of disguise verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to change your appearance so that people cannot recognize you disguise somebody The hijackers were heavily disguised. disguise somebody as somebody/something They got in disguised as security guards. She was cleverly disguised as a policewoman.

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   What does it mean if you disguise yourself?

   • If you disguise yourself, you put on clothes which make you look like someone else or alter your appearance in other ways, so that people will not recognize you. She disguised herself as a man so she could fight on the battlefield. [V pron-refl + as] I was heavily disguised.

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   How do you disguise yourself?

   • disguise yourself He disguised himself by wearing a false beard. Minor skin imperfections can usually be disguised with a spot of make-up. We tried to disguise the fact that it was just a school hall by putting up coloured lights and balloons. I couldn't disguise my disappointment.

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   Disguise definition: to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb. See examples of DISGUISE used in a sentence.

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   disguise, cloak, mask mean to alter the dress or appearance of so as to conceal the identity or true nature. disguise implies a change in appearance or behavior that misleads by presenting a different apparent identity.

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   A disguise is something you put on so no one recognizes you. It also can be used as a verb. You can disguise yourself with a wig and mustache; that's a great disguise.

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   To disguise something means to hide it or make it appear different so that people will not know about it or will not recognize it.

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    disguise to hide or change the nature of something, so that it cannot be recognized: He tried to disguise his accent. mask to hide a feeling, smell, fact, etc. so that it cannot be easily seen or noticed: She masked her anger with a smile.