disguised

Variant of disguise

disguise Definition

dis·guise (dis gīz′)

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

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

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

noun

Also Now Raredisguisement dis·guise′·ment

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disguised Synonyms

modif.

disguised Usage Examples

Object

contempt: About how Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, and British soldiers beating unarmed Iraqi teenagers have exposed our thinly disguised contempt for justice.
taste: Medieval food was also served with a variety of sauces which also disguised the salty taste.

Preposition: as

beggar: The swineherd will lead me to the city later, disguised as a wretched old beggar.
civilian: Could they offer political opinions for broadcast or publication while on duty but disguised as civilians?

Modifying Another Word

thinly: Many of my stories are set in thinly disguised London locations.
cunningly: The educational element is so cunningly disguised in the games and puzzles that the children are unaware how much they are learning.
cleverly: This was a cleverly disguised swimming pool area with dry ice giving a very nice effect.
barely: What set them apart was the harsh edge that barely disguised accents brought.
heavily: Also aboard is a heavily disguised Detective-Inspector Coutts who's on the track of a jewel thief named Joe Banks.

disguised Quotes

If this is a blessing, it is certainly very well disguised.

—Churchill, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer

We are all faced with a series of great opportunitiesö brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.

—Gardner,JohnWilliam

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