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disguise definition

dis·guise (dis gīz)

transitive verb disguised -·guised′, disguising -·guis′·ing

  1. to make appear, sound, etc. different from usual so as to be unrecognizable to disguise one's voice
  2. to hide or obscure the existence or real nature of to disguise an emotion
  3. Obsolete to alter or disfigure

Etymology: ME disgisen < OFr desguiser, to change costume: see dis- & guise

noun

  1. any clothes, equipment, manner, etc. used for disguising
  2. the state of being disguised
  3. the act or practice of disguising
Also Now Raredisguisement dis·guise′·ment

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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phonetic spelling: discus, eyes

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