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

  • (..) into impossible shapes. like the Penrose Steps. The infinite staircase. See? Paradox. So a closed loop like that... ...will help you disguise the boundaries of the dream you create. But how big do these levels have to be? It could be anything from the floor of a building to an entire city. (..)
    2010 Inception
  • (..) You're telling me that this thing can imitate anything it touches? Anything it samples by physical contact. Can't be real! It could disguise itself as a pack of cigarettes? Only objects of equal size. Why not a bomb or something to get me? It can't form complex machines. (..)
    1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • (..) his life just as he intended, as if nothing had happened and look at me. I'm alone and no theater will touch me. Us. You're going to need a better disguise. I need a volunteer. What happened? Did you hurt him? What happened, Robert? You, sir. Just a rubber ball, yes? (..)
    2006 The Prestige