disguise

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪsˈɡaɪz/, /dɪzˈɡaɪz/ (General American) IPA(key): /dɪsˈɡaɪz/, /dɪˈskaɪz/ Hyphenation: dis‧guise Rhymes: -aɪz === Noun === disguise (countable and uncountable, plural disguises) Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another. (figuratively) The appearance of something on the outside which masks what’s beneath. The act or state of disguising, notably as a ploy. (archaic) A change of behaviour resulting from intoxication, drunkenness. ==== Synonyms ==== camouflage guise mask pretense garb ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === disguise (third-person singular simple present disguises, present participle disguising, simple past and past participle disguised) (transitive) To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity. Synonym: masquerade (transitive, obsolete) To transform or disfigure, to change the appearance of in general. (transitive) To avoid giving away or revealing (something secret); to hide by a false appearance. (transitive, obsolete) To dress in newfangled or showy clothing, to deck out in new fashions. (intransitive, obsolete) To dissemble, to talk or act falsely while concealing one’s thoughts. (transitive, archaic) To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate. ==== Synonyms ==== camouflage cloak mask hide ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====