disguise

🇺🇸 /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-B2
verb
R

to change how you look so people don't know who you are

They used a disguise to get into the building without being seen.

R

to hide or change something so it's not recognized

His comment was a poorly disguised insult.

noun
R

something you wear or use to change how you look

She wore a disguise to avoid being recognized in public.

R

the skill of changing how you look

His clever disguise helped him escape unnoticed.

R

a way to hide what something really is

The friendly offer was just a disguise for their true intentions.

translation

v. to change how you look so people don't know who you are; to hide or change something so it's not recognized
n. something you wear or use to change how you look; the skill of changing how you look; a way to hide what something really is

Word Forms

3rd Present disguises
Past disguised
Perfect disguised
Progressive disguising
Plural disguises