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Disguise

Disguise Meaning & Definition
Disguise Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Disguise?

[n] the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"
[n] any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity
[n] an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"
[v] make unrecognizable; "The herb disguises the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Disguise: camouflage | camouflage

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See Also | attire | camouflage | cloak | color | colour | conceal | concealing | concealment | dissemble | dissimulate | dress | false hair | fancy dress | garb | hairpiece | hide | hiding | mask | mask | masquerade | masquerade | masquerade costume | postiche | semblance

Disguise In Webster's Dictionary

\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, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive. Bunyan was forced to disguise himself as a wagoner. --Macaulay. 2. To hide by a counterfeit appearance; to cloak by a false show; to mask; as, to disguise anger; to disguise one's sentiments, character, or intentions. All God's angels come to us disguised. --Lowell. 3. To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate. I have just left the right worshipful, and his myrmidons, about a sneaker or five gallons; the whole magistracy was pretty well disguised before I gave them the ship. --Spectator. Syn: To conceal; hide; mask; dissemble; dissimulate; feign; pretend; secrete. See {Conceal}.
\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. There is no passion steals into the heart more imperceptibly and covers itself under more disguises, than pride. --Addison. 2. Artificial language or manner assumed for deception; false appearance; counterfeit semblance or show. That eye which glances through all disguises. --D. Webster. 3. Change of manner by drink; intoxication. --Shak. 4. A masque or masquerade. [Obs.] Disguise was the old English word for a masque. --B. Jonson.

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