noun
disguise
dihs-GYZ
noun
1
Clothing, makeup, or other means used to hide one's identity or look like someone else.
"He wore a wig and glasses as a disguise."
verb
1
To change how someone or something looks in order to hide their true identity.
"She disguised herself as a waiter to sneak backstage."
"The company disguised the layoffs as "restructuring.""
How to Use Disguise
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo hide what something really is by changing its outward appearance.
Common pairings
in disguise
a disguise for
thinly disguised
Word Forms
disguised past tense, disguises plural, disguises singular
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Etymology
From Old French desguiser, built from des- ("dis-") plus guise ("manner, appearance") — literally to change one's "guise" or outward manner.