disguised; disguising
Definition of disguise
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to change the customary dress (see dress entry 2 sense 1) or appearance of
disguised herself in a wig and glasses
b
: to furnish with a false appearance or an assumed (see assume sense 3) identity
disguised as a beggar
disguise
nounDefinition of disguise (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: apparel assumed to conceal one's identity or counterfeit another's
The bank robber was wearing a disguise.
2
: the act of disguising
3a
: form misrepresenting the true nature of something
blessings in disguise
b
: an artificial manner : pretense
threw off all disguise
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The first known use of disguise was in the 14th century
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