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Disguise Change Appearance People Recognize Disguised Noun Dɪsˈɡaɪz

Front disguise
Back dis•guise
verb, noun
BrE /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
NAmE /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
verb
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1 to change your appearance so that people cannot recognize you
~ sb
The hijackers were heavily disguised.
~ sb as sb/sth They got in disguised as security guards.
~ yourself (as sb/sth) She disguised herself as a boy.
2 ~ sth to hide sth or change it, so that it cannot be recognized
conceal
She made no attempt to disguise her surprise.
It was a thinly disguised attack on the President.
She couldn't disguise the fact that she felt uncomfortable.
He tried to disguise his accent.
noun
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1 [countable, uncountable] a thing that you wear or use to change your appearance so that people do not recognize you

She wore glasses and a wig as a disguise.
The star travelled in disguise (= wearing a disguise ).
(figurative) A vote for the Liberal Democrats is just a Labour vote in disguise.
2 [uncountable] the art of changing your appearance so that people do not recognize you

He is a master of disguise.
see a blessing in disguise at blessing

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