disguiseverb [ T ]
uk/dɪsˈɡaɪz/us/dɪsˈɡaɪz/B2 to give a new appearance to a person or thing, especially in order to hide its true form:
He disguised himself by wearing a false beard.
Minor skin imperfections can usually be disguised with a spot of make-up.
We tried to disguise the fact that it was just a school hall by putting up coloured lights and balloons.
C2 to hide an opinion, a feeling, etc.:
I couldn't disguise my disappointment.
More examples
- "Well, I have shown you how to do this before, " she said, unable to disguise her impatience.
- Strenuous efforts were made throughout the war to disguise the scale of civilian casualties.
- She has had a lot of cosmetic surgery in an attempt to disguise her age.
- My friend rang me up at the office and tried to disguise her voice, but I knew it was her.
- The journalist disguised himself as a waiter in order to get into the celebrity party.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hiding and disguising
- be holed up idiom
- bury
- camo
- camouflage
- cloak
- conceal
- concealment
- hole up (somewhere)
- illusion
- incognito
- infiltration
- lie doggo idiom
- obscure
- skulk
- smokescreen
- snuck
- stash
- stow
- tuck
- veil
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disguisenoun [ C or U ]
uk/dɪsˈɡaɪz/us/dɪsˈɡaɪz/B2 something that someone wears to hide their true appearance:
He put on a large hat and glasses as a disguise and hoped no one would recognize him.
in disguise
B2 If people, objects, or activities are in disguise, they appear to be something that they are not, especially intentionally:
She usually goes out in disguise to avoid being bothered by the public.
He claims that most Western aid to the Third World is just colonialism in disguise.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hiding and disguising
- be holed up idiom
- bury
- camo
- camouflage
- cloak
- conceal
- concealment
- hole up (somewhere)
- illusion
- incognito
- infiltration
- lie doggo idiom
- obscure
- skulk
- smokescreen
- snuck
- stash
- stow
- tuck
- veil
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Faking & pretending