disguise

disguise
01. Police believe the same bank robber is using different [disguises] in his hold-ups around town.
02. The men who stole paintings worth over $1 million from the museum were apparently [disguised] as security guards.
03. It only took my son about two seconds to recognize me [disguised] as Santa Claus at his daycare Christmas party.
04. He chewed gum in an effort to [disguise] the smell of alcohol on his breath.
05. The undercover policeman was able to enter the motorcycle gang's clubhouse [disguised] as a drug dealer.
06. The Princess [disguised] herself as a man so that she could fight for her country with the other soldiers.
07. The young man [disguised] himself using a wig, false beard and dark sunglasses.
08. In the 1960s, the members of the Beatles often had to [disguise] themselves when they went out in public.
09. She [disguised] her voice when she phoned her boyfriend in order to lure him to his surprise birthday party.
10. We put my daughter's medicine in a glass of orange juice in order to [disguise] the taste.
11. Frank Tyger once suggested that opportunity's favorite [disguise] is trouble.
12. Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand once said that speech was given to man to [disguise] his thoughts.
13. John Cheever once observed that the deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is [undisguisable].
14. Charles Swindoll once remarked that we are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly [disguised] as impossible situations.
15. In Britain, witches were once said to [disguise] themselves as cats. As a consequence, many people refused to talk near a cat, for fear that a witch would learn their secrets.
16. In five of Shakespeare's plays, the heroine [disguises] herself as a man.
17. A Spanish proverb suggests that the heir's tears are but a mask to [disguise] his joy.
18. Everything that we eat, from a pizza to a sandwich, was once living, however its source is [disguised].

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • disguise — vb Disguise, cloak, mask, dissemble, camouflage are comparable when meaning to assume a dress, an ap pearance, or an expression that conceals one s identity, intention, or true feeling. Disguise, which basically implies an alteration in one s… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Disguise — Dis*guise (?; 232), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disguised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disguising}.] [OE. desguisen, disgisen, degisen, OF. desguisier, F. d[ e]guiser; pref. des (L. dis ) + guise. See {Guise}.] 1. To change the guise or appearance of; especially …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Disguise — Dis*guise , n. 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. [1913 Webster] There is no passion which steals into the heart more… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • disguise — I noun artifice, camouflage, caricature, cloak, concealment counterfeit, cover, covering, deception, deceptive covering, dissimulation, facade, faking, false appearance, false colors, false copy, false front, guise, hiding, imitation, mask,… …   Law dictionary

  • disguise — verb is spelt ise, not ize. See ise …   Modern English usage

  • disguise — ► VERB 1) alter in appearance or nature so as to conceal the identity of. 2) hide the nature or existence of (a feeling or situation). ► NOUN ▪ a means of disguising one s identity. ORIGIN Old French desguisier …   English terms dictionary

  • disguise — dis|guise1 [dısˈgaız] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: desguiser, from guise appearance ] 1.) to change someone s appearance so that people cannot recognize them disguise yourself as sb/sth ▪ Maybe you could disguise yourself as a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • disguise — I UK [dɪsˈɡaɪz] / US verb [transitive] Word forms disguise : present tense I/you/we/they disguise he/she/it disguises present participle disguising past tense disguised past participle disguised * 1) to hide something such as your feelings or… …   English dictionary

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