disguise
pronunciation
How to pronounce disguise in British English:
UK [dɪsˈɡaɪz]
How to pronounce disguise in American English:
US [dɪsˈɡaɪz]
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- Noun:
- an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
- any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity
- the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
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- Verb:
- make unrecognizable
Word Origin
- disguise
- disguise: see geezer
- disguise (v.)
- c. 1300, from Old French desguiser (11c.) "disguise, change one's appearance," from des- "away, off" (see dis-) + guise "style, appearance" (see guise). Originally primarily "to put out of one's usual manner" (of dress, etc.). Oldest sense preserved in phrase disguised with liquor (1560s).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; disguising.
- disguise (n.)
- c. 1400, "strange style of dress" (especially one meant to deceive), from disguise (v.).
Synonym
Example
- 1. But those numbers disguise a more important story .
- 2. The regulator did not seek to disguise its disappointment over the results .
- 3. It often passes through malaysia , where forged papers disguise its origins .
- 4. Others suggest the myth may have been constructed to disguise pagan activities .
- 5. But their rhetoric cannot disguise how uncertain the peninsula 's security has become .