disguise
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Middle English disgisen, disguisen, borrowed from Old French desguiser (modern déguiser), itself derived from des- (“dis-”)" (from Latin dis-) + guise (“guise”) (from a Germanic source).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /dɪsˈɡaɪz/, /dɪzˈɡaɪz/
- General American IPA: /dɪˈskaɪz/ X-SAMPA: /dI"skaIz/
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Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: dis‧guise
- Rhymes: -aɪz
Noun [edit]
disguise (plural disguises)
- Attire (e.g. clothing, makeup) used to hide one's identity or assume another.
- That cape and mask complete his disguise.
- (figuratively) The appearance of something on the outside which masks what's beneath.
- The act of disguising, notably as a ploy
- Any disguise may expose soldiers to be deemed enemy spies.
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
attire to hide/assume an identity
that which masks what's beneath
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Verb [edit]
disguise (third-person singular simple present disguises, present participle disguising, simple past and past participle disguised)
- (transitive) To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
- Spies often disguise themselves.
- (transitive) To prevent giving away or revealing (something secret).
- He disguised his true intentions.
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to change the appearance
to prevent revealing something secret
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