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English Dictionary: disguise	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for disguise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disguise n an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories" Synonym(s): disguise, camouflage any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise" Synonym(s): disguise, camouflage v make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank" Synonym(s): disguise, mask
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disguise \Disguise"\ (?; 232), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disguised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disguising}.] [OE. desguisen, disgisen, degisen, OF. desguisier, F. d[82]guiser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + guise. See {Guise}.] 1. To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive. Bunyan was forced to disguise* himself as a wagoner. --Macaulay. 2. To hide by a counterfeit appearance; to cloak by a false show; to mask; as, to disguise anger; to disguise one's sentiments, character, or intentions. All God's angels come to us disguised. --Lowell. 3. To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate. I have just left the right worshipful, and his myrmidons, about a sneaker or five gallons; the whole magistracy was pretty well disguised before I gave them the ship. --Spectator. Syn: To conceal; hide; mask; dissemble; dissimulate; feign; pretend; secrete. See {Conceal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disguise \Disguise"\, n. 1. A dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception; as, persons doing unlawful acts in disguise* are subject to heavy penalties. There is no passion steals into the heart more imperceptibly and covers itself under more disguises, than pride. --Addison. 2. Artificial language or manner assumed for deception; false appearance; counterfeit semblance or show. That eye which glances through all disguises. --D. Webster. 3. Change of manner by drink; intoxication. --Shak. 4. A masque or masquerade. [Obs.] Disguise was the old English word for a masque. --B. Jonson.