disguise

dis·guise  (ds-gz)

tr.v. dis·guised, dis·guis·ing, dis·guis·es

1.

a. To modify the manner or appearance of in order to prevent recognition.

b. To furnish with a disguise.

2. To conceal or obscure by dissemblance or false show; misrepresent: disguise one's true intentions.

n.

1.

a. The act or an instance of disguising.

b. The condition of being disguised.

2. Clothes or accessories worn to conceal one's true identity.

3.

a. Appearance that misrepresents the true character of something: a blessing in disguise.

b. A pretense or misrepresentation: His repeated references to his dangerous hobbies were only a disguise to cover up his insecurity.

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[Middle English disguisen, from Old French desguiser : des-, dis- + guise, manner; see guise.]

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dis·guised·ly (-gzd-l) adv.

dis·guisement n.

dis·guiser n.

Synonyms: disguise, camouflage, cloak, dissemble, dissimulate, mask
These verbs mean to change or modify so as to conceal the true identity or character of: disguised her interest with nonchalance; trying to camouflage their impatience; cloaked his anxiety with a smile; dissembling ill will with false solicitude; couldn't dissimulate his vanity; ambition that is masked as altruism.

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disguise [dɪsˈgaɪz]

vb

1. to modify the appearance or manner in order to conceal the identity of (oneself, someone, or something)

2. (tr) to misrepresent in order to obscure the actual nature or meaning to disguise the facts

n

1. a mask, costume, or manner that disguises

2. the act of disguising or the state of being disguised

[from Old French desguisier, from des- dis-¹ + guise manner; see guise]

disguisable  adj

disguised  adj

disguisedly  [dɪsˈgaɪzɪdlɪ] adv

disguiser  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	disguise - an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories" camouflage semblance, gloss, color, colour - an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"
	2.	disguise - any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity attire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" fancy dress, masquerade costume, masquerade - a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party mask - a covering to disguise or conceal the face
	3.	disguise - the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise" camouflage concealing, hiding, concealment - the activity of keeping something secret
Verb	1.	disguise - make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank" mask conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" cloak, mask, dissemble - hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment" dissimulate - hide (feelings) from other people masquerade - take part in a masquerade camouflage - disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something; "The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"

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disguise

noun

costume, get-up (informal), mask, camouflage, false appearance a ridiculous disguise.

verb

hide, cover, conceal, screen, mask, suppress, withhold, veil, cloak, shroud, camouflage, keep secret, hush up, draw a veil over, keep dark, keep under your hat He made no attempt to disguise his contempt.

disguise something or someone as something or someone dress up as, get up as, camouflage as, fit out as He sold cars, stole them back, disguised them as new ones, then sold them again.

disguise yourself as something or someone dress up as, masquerade as She disguised herself as a man so that she could fight.

Translations

disguise [dɪsˈgaɪz]

A. N → disfraz m
to be in disguise → estar disfrazado

B. VT [+ person] → disfrazar (as de) [+ voice] → simular, cambiar; [+ feelings] → ocultar, disimular; [+ bad points, error] → ocultar
to disguise o.s. as → disfrazarse de
she disguised herself as a man → se disfrazó de hombre

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disguise [dɪsˈgaɪz]

n

(= costume, make-up) → déguisement m
in disguise → déguisé(e)
it's a blessing in disguise → c'est une bonne chose, même si ça n'en a pas l'air

(= art) → déguisement m

vt

[+ person] → déguiser; [+ voice] → déguiser, contrefaire
to disguise o.s. → se déguiser
to disguise o.s. as sb/sth → se déguiser en qn/qch

(= cover up) [+ fact] → cacher, dissimuler; [+ feelings, emotion] → masquer, dissimuler
there's no disguising the fact that ... → on ne peut pas se dissimuler que ...

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disguise

vt → unkenntlich machen; voice → verstellen; vehicle, aircraft, building → tarnen; fear, dislike → verbergen; taste → kaschieren; facts, mistakes, interest → verschleiern; to disguise oneself/somebody as → sich/jdn verkleiden als; superstition disguised as faith → Aberglaube, der unter dem Deckmantel des Glaubens daherkommt

n (lit) → Verkleidung f; (of vehicle, aircraft, building) → Tarnung f; (fig) → Deckmantel m; in disguise → verkleidet, getarnt; in the disguise of → verkleidet als/getarnt als/unter dem Deckmantel von

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disguise [dɪsˈgaɪz]

1. n → travestimento
in disguise → travestito/a

2. vt (gen) → travestire; (voice) → contraffare; (feelings) → mascherare
to disguise o.s. as → travestirsi da
there's no disguising the fact that ... → non si può nascondere (il fatto) che...

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disguise [dɪsˈgaɪz]

1. n → travestimento
in disguise → travestito/a

2. vt (gen) → travestire; (voice) → contraffare; (feelings) → mascherare
to disguise o.s. as → travestirsi da
there's no disguising the fact that ... → non si può nascondere (il fatto) che...

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disguise

v disguise [disˈgaiz]

1 to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent. vermom, onherkenbaar maak يُقَنِّع маскирам přestrojit (se), maskovat (se) forklæde sig; fordreje verkleiden, verstellen μεταμφιέζω disfrazar(se) maskeerima مبدل کردن؛ تغییر قیافه یا صدا دادن naamioida (se) déguiser לְהָסווֹת भेष बदलना prikriti álruhába öltöztet menyamar dulbúast travestire, travestirsi, contraffare 変装させる 변장하다 per(si)rengti, (už)maskuoti pārģērbties; maskēties menyamar (zich) vermommen forkle (seg), kle (seg) ut przebrać się, zamaskować disfarçar a (se) masca изменять внешность, голос zamaskovať (sa) preobleči se v; prekriti prikriti förkläda, förställa ปลอมตัว ...kılığına girmek 偽裝起來 маскувати(ся); переодягати(ся) ناقابل شناخت بننا cải trang 伪装起来

2 to hide (eg one's intentions etc) He tried hard to disguise his feelings. verdoesel, verberg, verbloem يُخْفي прикривам skrýt skjule verbergen κρύβω disimular, disfrazar varjama پنهان کردن؛ بروز ندادن piilottaa dissimuler לְהָסתיר छद्म भेष prerušiti leplez menyembunyikan dylja nascondere, mascherare 隠す 감추다 paslėpti slēpt menyorokkan verbergen skjule, tilsløre ukryć dissimular a disimula скрывать skryť skrivati prikriti skyla över, dölja ปิดบัง gizlemek, belli etmemek 隱蔽 приховувати نیّت کو چھپانا che đậy 隐蔽

n

1 a disguised state He was in disguise. vermom wees قِناع، مُقَنَّع маскиране přestrojení forklædning die Verkleidung μεταμφίεση disfrazado maskeering تغییر قیافه؛ پنهان سازی naamioitu déguisement הָסווָאָה भेष pod krinkom álruha penyamaran dulargervi travestimento, mascheramento 変装 변장 už(si)maskavimas pārģērbies tersorok vermomming forkledning przebranie disfarce costum (pentru deghizare) изменённая внешность prestrojenie preobleka prerušen förklädd การปลอมตัว kılık değiştirme 偽裝 маска بہروپ sự trá hình 伪装

2 a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises He was wearing a false beard as a disguise. vermomming مُتَنَكِّر маскировка maska forklædning die Verkleidung μεταμφίεση disfraz maskeering, mask لباس مبدل؛ نقاب naamio déguisement תָּחפּוֹשֶׂת बहाना, भेष बदलना maska, krinka álarc samaran dulargervi, gríma travestimento 変装 가장복 maskuojanti išorė, kaukė maska penyamaran vermomming forkledning przebranie disfarce deghizare маскировка maska krinka maska förklädnad สิ่งที่ใช้ปลอมตัว sahte kılık/kıyafet 喬裝 маскування بھیس بدلنے کے کپڑے سامان وغیرہ quần áo cải trang 乔装

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disguise → يَتنكَر zamaskovat forklæde unkenntlich machen μεταμφιέζομαι disfrazar naamioida dissimuler prerušiti se mascherarsi 変装する 위장하다 vermommen forkle przebrać disfarçar переодевать förkläda ปลอมตัว kılık değiştirmek cải trang 掩饰