disguise

Definition

  • verb: to change the usual appearance, sound, taste, etc., of (someone or something) so that people will not recognize that person or thing
  • verb: to change the customary dress or appearance of
  • often + 'as'
  • synonyms: feign, dissemble, hide

Examples

  • The journalist traveled the city 'disguised as' [=dressed like; pretending to be] a beggar.

  • She 'disguised' herself 'as' a musician to get into the concert hall early.

  • He tried to 'disguise' his voice on the phone but I could tell it was him.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I'm having a really bad day! Hey, hey, hey! Do not let that go viral! Sorry, there's no way the other kids would believe me otherwise. This is a disguise. The guy's half-blind. He thinks I'm a Cyclops chambermaid. I'm showing mad survival skills, here. And not a small amount of leg. Funny. (..)
    2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters