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verb

Disguise v. t. (past & past part. disguised; pres. part. disguising)

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."

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."

To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate. "I have just left the right worshipful, and his myrmidons, about a sneaker of five gallons; the whole magistracy was pretty well disguised before I gave them the ship."

Synonyms: To conceal; hide; mask; dissemble; dissimulate; feign; pretend; secrete. See Conceal.

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Etymology of 'Disguised'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Disguised" Quotes from Famous Books

... half satisfied the requirements of his patron. Bellissima this Magdalen undoubtedly is, but hardly lagrimosa pin che si puo. She is a belle pecheresse whose repentance sits all too lightly upon her, whose consciousness of a physical charm not easily to be withstood is hardly disguised. Somehow, although the picture in no way oversteps the bounds of decency, and cannot be objected to even by the most over-scrupulous, there is latent in it a jarring note of unrefinement in the presentment of exuberant youth and ...

— The Later works of Titian • Claude Phillips

... me, like Abraham's ram that caught in the bushes at the last minute; or whether this sudden dash to Scotland is a deep-dyed plot; or whether he isn't going, really, but means to stop and spy on me disguised as a chauffeur or a performing ...

— Set in Silver • Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson

... that's all. And one night Billy had me meet him up by the cemetery—he came disguised in long black whiskers—and he told me that Potts was James Carruthers, better known to the police of two continents as 'Smooth Jim,' wanted for robbing the post-office at Lima, Ohio. Of course that's nonsense. Potts hasn't the wit to rob a post-office. ...

— The Boss of Little Arcady • Harry Leon Wilson

... peculiar to the face, and concludes his volume with an Appendix containing an exposition of the constituents of many favorite and famous cosmetics, pointing out at the same time their true character, the danger and unpleasantness of which, he says, are disguised with ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 • Various

... Washington about daylight on the morning of February 23. This action called forth much talk, ranging from the highest praise to ridicule and blame. A reckless newspaper reporter telegraphed all over the country the absurd story that he had traveled disguised in a Scotch cap and a long military cloak. There was, of course, not a word of truth in the absurd tale. The rest of the party followed Mr. Lincoln at the time originally planned. They saw great crowds in the streets of Baltimore, but there was now ...

— The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln • Helen Nicolay

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