disguise
11disguise — I UK [dɪsˈɡaɪz] / US verb [transitive] Word forms disguise : present tense I/you/we/they disguise he/she/it disguises present participle disguising past tense disguised past participle disguised * 1) to hide something such as your feelings or… …
12disguise — 1 verb (T) 1 to change someone s appearance so that they look like someone else and people cannot recognize them: disguise yourself as: Maybe you could disguise yourself as a waiter and sneak in there. | be disguised as: He escaped across the… …
13disguise — dis|guise1 [ dıs gaız ] verb transitive * 1. ) to hide something such as your feelings or intentions: He didn t disguise his bitterness about what had happened. a thinly disguised attempt to embarrass the prime minister 2. ) often passive to make …
14disguise — I n. 1) to assume a disguise 2) to shed, throw off a disguise 3) a clever disguise 4) in disguise II v. 1) thinly disguised 2) (D; tr.) to disguise as (he was disguised as a waiter) * * * [dɪs gaɪz] throw off a disguise a clever disguise …
15Disguise — For other uses, see Disguise (disambiguation). Buster Keaton using his tie as a disguise …
16disguise — 01. Police believe the same bank robber is using different [disguises] in his hold ups around town. 02. The men who stole paintings worth over $1 million from the museum were apparently [disguised] as security guards. 03. It only took my son… …
17disguise — [[t]dɪsga͟ɪz[/t]] disguises, disguising, disguised 1) N VAR: oft in N If you are in disguise, you are not wearing your usual clothes or you have altered your appearance in other ways, so that people will not recognize you. You ll have to travel… …
18disguise — I. transitive verb (disguised; disguising) Etymology: Middle English disgisen, from Anglo French desguiser, deguiser, from des dis + guise guise Date: 14th century 1. a. to change the customary dress or appearance of b. to furnish with a false… …
19disguise — disguisable, adj. disguisedly, adv. disguisedness, n. disguiser, n. disguisement, n. /dis guyz , di skuyz /, v., disguised, disguising, n. v.t. 1. to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive …
20disguise — {{11}}disguise (n.) c.1400, strange style of dress (especially one meant to deceive), from DISGUISE (Cf. disguise) (v.). {{12}}disguise (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. desguiser (11c.) disguise, change one s appearance, from des away, off (see DIS (Cf.… …
