Disguise — Defs

01 v. t. To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive.

imp. & p. p. Disguised; p. pr. & vb. n. Disguising

1.
To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive.
“Bunyan was forced to disguise himself as a wagoner.” — Macaulay.
2.
To hide by a counterfeit appearance; to cloak by a false show; to mask; as, to disguise anger; to disguise one's sentiments, character, or intentions.
“All God's angels come to us disguised.” — Lowell.
3.
To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.
“I have just left the right worshipful, and his myrmidons, about a sneaker of five gallons; the whole magistracy was pretty well disguised before I gave them the ship.” — Spectator.

Syn. To conceal; hide; mask; dissemble; dissimulate; feign; pretend; secrete. See Conceal.

02 n. A dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception; as, persons doing unlawful acts in disguise are subject to heavy pe…

1.
A dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception; as, persons doing unlawful acts in disguise are subject to heavy penalties.
“There is no passion which steals into the heart more imperceptibly and covers itself under more disguises, than pride.” — Addison.
2.
Artificial language or manner assumed for deception; false appearance; counterfeit semblance or show.
“That eye which glances through all disguises.” — D. Webster.
3.
Change of manner by drink; intoxication.
4.
A masque or masquerade.[Obs.]
“Disguise was the old English word for a masque.” — B. Jonson.