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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Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
The Anyone but You star portrays quarterback Russ Holliday, who disguises himself as a fictional person and walks onto a struggling football team in the South after bad behavior nukes his college career.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2024
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
For additional correction, fat transfer disguises anatomical and age-related hollowness of the tear trough, smoothing the transition between the under-eye and cheek.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The Steelers disguise their coverage the third LEAST amount of any team in the NFL at 18.4%.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
The Anyone but You star portrays quarterback Russ Holliday, who disguises himself as a fictional person and walks onto a struggling football team in the South after bad behavior nukes his college career.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
Armed with an array of disguises and contacts in the underworld, as well as two younger associates (Julien de Saint Jean and Anamaria Vartolomei), each with their own ax to grind against these men, the Count executes an elaborate plan to destroy the lives that destroyed his.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
For additional correction, fat transfer disguises anatomical and age-related hollowness of the tear trough, smoothing the transition between the under-eye and cheek.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Disguise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disguise. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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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