disguise
1. dis.guise \dis-'gi-z\ \-'gi-z(-*)d-le-\ \-'gi-z-m*nt\ vt [ME disgisen,
fr. MF desguiser, fr. OF, fr. des- + guiseX 1a: to change the customary
dress or appearance of 1b: to furnish with a false appearance or an
assumed identity obs 2: DISFIGURE 3: to obscure the existence or true
state or character of : CONCEALMmplies a deceptive change of dress and
physical appearance but may extend to a change in manner of speech or
behavior that serves to conceal a motive or attitude; CLOAK suggests a
means of hiding a movement or intention completely; MASK suggests the
prevention of recognition of a thing's true character, nature, or presence
usu. by some obvious means and does not always imply pretense or deception;
DISSEMBLE stresses pretense for the purpose of misleading as well as hiding
esp. with regard to feelings or opinions - dis.guis.ed.ly av SYN syn CLOAK,
MASK, DISSEMBLE: DISGUISE typically i
2. disguise n 1: apparel assumed to conceal one's identity or counterfeit
another's 2a: an outward form misrepresenting the true nature or identity
of a person or thing 2b: PRETENSE 3: the act of disguising