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   Dis·guise

   /dəˈskīz/

   

   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 or concealing one's identity: "his bizarre disguise drew stares from fellow shoppers" Similar false appearancecamouflageconcealmentoutfitcostumeinformal:getup
   • ▪ 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: "rows of small children looked at her without disguise" Similar facadefrontfalse frontcover-upmasqueradeveneermaskveilsmokescreendissimulationpretensedeception

   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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