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verb (used with object)
1.
to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
2.
to conceal or cover up the truth or actual character of by a counterfeit form or appearance; misrepresent: to disguise one's intentions.
noun
3.
that which disguises; something that serves or is intended for concealment of identity, character, or quality; a deceptive covering, condition, manner, etc.: Noble words can be the disguise of base intentions.
4.
the makeup, mask, costume, or overall changed appearance of an entertainer: a clown's disguise.
5.
the act of disguising: to speak without disguise.
6.
the state of being disguised; masquerade: The gods appeared in disguise.
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Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English disg(u)isen < Anglo-French, Old French de(s)guiser, equivalent to des- dis-1 + -guiser, derivative of guise guise
1275–1325; Middle English disg(u)isen < Anglo-French, Old French de(s)guiser, equivalent to des- dis-1 + -guiser, derivative of guise guise
Related forms
dis·guis·a·ble, adjective
dis·guis·ed·ly, adverb
dis·guis·ed·ness, noun
dis·guis·er, noun
dis·guise·ment, noun
EXPANDnon·dis·guised, adjective
pre·dis·guise, noun, verb (used with object), -guised, -guis·ing.
un·dis·guis·a·ble, adjective
un·dis·guised, adjective
un·dis·guis·ed·ly, adverb
well-dis·guised, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. cloak, mask, hide, dissemble.
2. cloak, mask, hide, dissemble.
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Word Origin & History
disguise
early 14c., from O.Fr. desguisier, from des- "away, off" + guise "style, appearance." Originally primarily "to put out of one's usual manner" (of dress, etc.); noun meaning "a garb assumed in order to deceive" is first recorded 14c. Original sense preserved in phrase disguised with liquor (1560s).
EXPAND"It is most absurdly said, in popular language, of any man, that he is disguised in liquor; for, on the contrary, most men are disguised by sobriety." [Thomas de Quincy, "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater," 1856]Related: Disguised.
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