disguise
verb /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
/dɪsˈɡaɪz/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disguise | /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ |
| he / she / it disguises | /dɪsˈɡaɪzɪz/ /dɪsˈɡaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple disguised | /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/ /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/ |
| past participle disguised | /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/ /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/ |
| -ing form disguising | /dɪsˈɡaɪzɪŋ/ /dɪsˈɡaɪzɪŋ/ |
- to change your appearance so that people cannot recognize you
- disguise somebody The hijackers were heavily disguised.
- disguise somebody as somebody/something They got in disguised as security guards.
- She was cleverly disguised as a policewoman.
- disguise yourself (as somebody/something) She disguised herself as a boy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cleverly
- cunningly
- cannot
- try to
- from
- an attempt to disguise something
- disguise yourself as somebody/something
- heavily disguised
- …
- disguise something to hide something or change it, so that it cannot be recognized synonym 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.
Synonyms hidehide- conceal
- cover
- disguise
- mask
- camouflage
- hide to put or keep somebody/something in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found; to keep something secret, especially your feelings:
- He hid the letter in a drawer.
- She managed to hide her disappointment.
- conceal (formal) to hide somebody/something; to keep something secret:
- The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster.
- Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.
- cover to place something over or in front of something in order to hide it:
- She covered her face with her hands.
- disguise to hide or change the nature of something, so that it cannot be recognized:
- He tried to disguise his accent.
- mask to hide a feeling, smell, fact, etc. so that it cannot be easily seen or noticed:
- She masked her anger with a smile.
- camouflage to hide somebody/something by making them/it look like the things around, or like something else:
- The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves and twigs.
- to hide/conceal/disguise/mask something behind something
- to hide/conceal something under something
- to hide/conceal something from somebody
- to hide/conceal/disguise/mask the truth/the fact that…
- to hide/conceal/disguise/mask your feelings
Extra Examples- He made no attempt to disguise his liking for her.
- She tried to disguise the fact that she was pregnant.
- You cannot disguise what you are doing from your family.
- In her speech she made several thinly disguised attacks on the president.
- He spoke in a heavily disguised voice.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cleverly
- cunningly
- cannot
- try to
- from
- an attempt to disguise something
- disguise yourself as somebody/something
- heavily disguised
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (meaning ‘change one's usual style of dress’, with no implication of concealing one's identity): from Old French desguisier.