disguised; disguising
1
a
: to change the customary dress (see dress entry 2 sense 1) or appearance of
disguised herself in a wig and glasses
b
: to furnish with a false appearance or an assumed (see assume sense 3) identity
disguised as a beggar
2
obsolete
: disfigure
disguiser
noun
1
: apparel assumed to conceal one's identity or counterfeit another's
The bank robber was wearing a disguise.
2
: the act of disguising
3
a
: form misrepresenting the true nature of something
blessings in disguise
b
: an artificial manner : pretense
threw off all disguise
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Examples of disguise in a Sentence
Verb
He tried to disguise his voice on the phone but I could tell it was him.
She disguised herself in a wig and glasses.
We disguised the fact that we were disappointed.
Noun
He wore a disguise of glasses, a fake mustache, and a cap.
The famous thief is known to be a master of disguise.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Instead, givers have found ways to creatively disguise the act of bestowing money, especially through registries.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
The one caveat is that disguises don’t make players invisible.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Court documents reveal that Yener had also been modifying two-way radios to function as remote triggers for explosives and planned to disguise himself during the attack.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Instead, givers have found ways to creatively disguise the act of bestowing money, especially through registries.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
Now, the nonprofit is also using the cat-size rodents to smell their way through the crafty disguises employed by wildlife traffickers looking to smuggle ivory, pangolin scales and rhino horns.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
The one caveat is that disguises don’t make players invisible.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Disguise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disguise. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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disguise
2 of 2 noun1
: clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate another's
2
: an outward appearance that hides what something really is
a blessing in disguise
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