DISGUISE

disguise, camouflage

(noun) the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; “he is a master of disguise”

disguise

(noun) any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer’s identity

disguise, camouflage

(noun) an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; “the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories”

disguise, mask

(verb) make unrecognizable; “The herb masks the garlic taste”; “We disguised our faces before robbing the bank”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

disguise (countable and uncountable, plural disguises)

Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.

(figuratively) The appearance of something on the outside which masks what's beneath.

The act of disguising, notably as a ploy.

(archaic) A change of behaviour resulting from intoxication.

Synonyms

• camouflage

• guise

• mask

• pretense

Verb

disguise (third-person singular simple present disguises, present participle disguising, simple past and past participle disguised)

(transitive) To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.

(transitive) To avoid giving away or revealing (something secret); to hide by a false appearance.

(archaic) To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.

Synonyms

• camouflage

• cloak

• mask

• hide

Source: Wiktionary

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Dis*guise" (; 232), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disguised; p. pr. & vb. n. Disguising.] Etym: [OE. desguisen, disgisen, degisen, OF. desguisier, F. déguiser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + guise. See Guise.]

1. To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive. Bunyan was forced to disguise himself as a wagoner. Macaulay.

2. To hide by a counterfeit appearance; to cloak by a false show; to mask; as, to disguise anger; to disguise one's sentiments, character, or intentions. All God's angels come to us disguised. Lowell.

3. To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate. I have just left the right worshipful, and his myrmidons, about a sneaker or five gallons; the whole magistracy was pretty well disguised before I gave them the ship. Spectator.

Syn.

– To conceal; hide; mask; dissemble; dissimulate; feign; pretend; secrete. See Conceal.

Dis*guise", n.

1. A dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception; as, persons doing unlawful acts in disguise are subject to heavy penalties. There is no passion steals into the heart more imperceptibly and covers itself under more disguises, than pride. Addison.

2. Artificial language or manner assumed for deception; false appearance; counterfeit semblance or show. That eye which glances through all disguises. D. Webster.

3. Change of manner by drink; intoxication. Shak.

4. A masque or masquerade. [Obs.] Disguise was the old English word for a masque. B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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