English
Etymology
Middle English disgisen, disguisen, borrowed from Old French desguiser, derived from des- "dis-", from Latin dis-, and guise "guise", from a Germanic source.
Pronunciation
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Hyphenation: dis·guise
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪz|-aɪz
Noun
en-noun
- Clothing people put on in order to hide their identity.
- The appearance of something on the outside which masks what's beneath.
Translations
trans-top|clothing
Czech: p�evlek m
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Dutch: vermomming f
Finnish: valeasu, naamiointi
Indonesian: samar|samaran
Spanish: t-|es|disfraz|m
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Verb
en-verb|disguis|ing
- To change the appearance of something so as to hide identity.
- To prevent giving away or revealing something secret.
#:He disguised his true intentions.
Translations
trans-top|to change the appearance
Hebrew: ��ס��ת (lehasvot)
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Portuguese: t-|pt|disfarçar
Spanish: t-|es|disfrazar
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trans-top|to prevent revealing something secret
Portuguese: t+|pt|esconder
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Dutch: zich vermommen, verhullen
Indonesian: samar|menyamar / samar|menyamarkan
fa:disguise
fr:disguise
io:disguise
id:disguise
it:disguise
hu:disguise
pt:disguise
ru:disguise
fi:disguise
ta:disguise
te:disguise
vi:disguise
zh:disguise
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