About The Word Disguise
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Disguise
Disguise Definition And Meaning |
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Disguise: accouter | acting | affect | affectation | appearance | assume | attitudinizing | bad copy | bad likeness | ballet skirt | becloud | befog | belie | blanket | blind | bluff | bluffing | burlesque | buskin | camouflage | cap and bells | caparison | caricature | charade | cheating | cloak | cloud | color | coloring | conceal | contrast | costume | counterfeit | cover | cover up | cover-up | curtain | deceive | deception | delusion | difference | disparity | dissemblance | dissemble | dissembling | dissimilarity | dissimilate | dissimilation | dissimilitude | dissimulate | dissimulation | distort | distract attention from | divergence | diversity | domino | dress up | eclipse | embellish | embroider | ensconce | enshroud | envelop | equip | exaggerate | facade | face | fake | fakery | faking | false air | false colors | false face | false front | false show | falsify | falsity | feign | feigning | feint | fit | fit out | form | four-flushing | fraud | front | fudge | garble | getup | gild | gilt | gloss | gloss over | guise | habit | hide | humbug | humbuggery | identity | imposture | incognito | incommensurability | incomparability | keep under cover | make-believe | makeup | mask | masque | masquerade | mere caricature | meretriciousness | miscite | miscolor | misquote | misreport | misrepresent | misstate | misteach | motley | mummery | nonuniformity | obfuscate | obscure | occult | ostentation | outfit | outward show | overdraw | overstate | pageant | parody | pervert | playacting | poor imitation | pose | posing | posture | pretend | pretense | pretension | pretentiousness | pretext | protective coloration | put-on | representation | rig | rig out | rig up | screen | seeming | semblance | shade | sham | show | shroud | simulacrum | simulate | simulation | slant | slur over | smoke screen | sock | speciousness | strain | suit | tights | titivate | travesty | trick out | turn out | tutu | twist | understate | uniform | unlikeness | unresemblance | unsameness | unsimilarity | varnish | vary | veil | veneer | visor | vizard | vizard mask | warp | whitewash | window dressing | wraps | wrench 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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