English Explanatory Dictionary

disguise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
  2. The appearance of something on the outside which masks what’s beneath.
  3. The act or state of disguising, notably as a ploy.
  4. A change of behaviour resulting from intoxication, drunkenness.
verb
  1. To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
  2. To transform or disfigure, to change the appearance of in general.
  3. To avoid giving away or revealing (something secret); to hide by a false appearance.
  4. To dress in newfangled or showy clothing, to deck out in new fashions.
  5. To dissemble, to talk or act falsely while concealing one’s thoughts.
  6. To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈɡaɪz/ /dɪzˈɡaɪz/ /dɪˈskaɪz/ En-us-disguise.ogg

Word forms

disguise disguises disguising disguised

Etymology

From Middle English disgisen, disguisen, borrowed from Old French desguiser (modern French déguiser), itself derived from des- (“dis-”) (from Latin dis-) + guise (“guise”) (from a Germanic source).

Synonyms

camouflage mask guise pretense garb cloak hide masquerade

Derived words

disguiseless undisguise disguisable disguisedly disguisement disguiser redisguise

Translations

Arabic: تَنَكَّرَ Bulgarian: маскирам Catalan: disfressar Czech: maskovat Czech: zamaskovat Czech: maskovat se Czech: zamaskovat se Czech: přestrojit Czech: přestrojit se Czech: převléci se Danish: forklæde Danish: maskere Dutch: vermommen Dutch: zich vermommen Dutch: verhullen Esperanto: alivesti Finnish: naamioida Finnish: naamioitua French: déguiser Galician: disfrazar German: verkleiden Hebrew: הסווה Hungarian: álcáz Interlingua: disguisar Italian: camuffarsi Italian: travestirsi Italian: mascherarsi Latin: dissimulō Macedonian: преправа Macedonian: престорува Norwegian: forkle Norwegian: maskere Portuguese: disfarçar Romanian: deghiza Romanian: masca Russian: маскирова́ться Russian: замаскирова́ться Spanish: disfrazar Spanish: revestir Spanish: disfrezar (disused) Spanish: devisar (disused) Spanish: poner bajo la figura de Spanish: empachar Turkish: kılık değiştirmek Yiddish: פֿאַרשטעלן
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