disguise (B2)
verb/noun
Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
Definition
To change someone's appearance or the way something looks so that people do not recognize them or notice what it really is.
Examples
She disguised herself as a man to sneak into the castle.
The thieves disguised the stolen car by painting it a different color.
He tried to disguise his fear with a smile.
How to Use disguise
- disguise oneself as (phrasal verb)
- To change one's appearance to look like someone else. — "The actor disguised himself as an old man for the role."
- disguise something as (prepositional phrase)
- To make something look like something else. — "They disguised the toxic waste as ordinary garbage."
- disguise the fact that (collocation)
- To hide or conceal the truth about something. — "She attempted to disguise the fact that she had forgotten his birthday."
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