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Meanings of disguise in English

Portuguese
camuflagem
Catalan
camuflatge

The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance.

        camuflagem
        Portuguese
        disfarçar
        Catalan
        disfressar-se
        Spanish
        disfrazar

        Make unrecognizable.

              disfarçar

              To attire (e.g. clothing, makeup) used to hide one's identity or assume another.

                    Usage of disguise in English
                    1
                    The gang are fertile in disguise; the machine operates at considerable distances.'
                    A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day
                    2
                    I wanted a disguise; Rita was exactly what I was looking for.
                    Darkly Dreaming Dexter
                    3
                    But in spite of the dense disguise in which he walked Mr.
                    Tales of Men and Ghosts
                    4
                    But it should not be allowed to disguise a slowly deteriorating situation.
                    The Irish Times
                    5
                    A good inventor knows how to disguise these flaws within a presentation.
                    Hiding the Elephant
                    6
                    Indisputable proof that Donald Trump's really just an African dictator in disguise.
                    The South African
                    7
                    And Time had made the disguise impenetrable in the thirty added years.
                    The Moon Rock
                    8
                    He is probably in some disguise; that would suit his purpose best.
                    The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood
                    9
                    How I am not Dangerous is the best part of my disguise.
                    Further adventures
                    10
                    In the event, however, the cargo arrangements were a blessing in disguise.
                    The road to rome: a forgotten legion chronicle
                    11
                    But, he said, the defeat had actually been a blessing in disguise.
                    The Guardian
                    12
                    And finished sometime later being asked if they weren't Scotland in disguise.
                    The Irish Times
                    13
                    He got a furlough from his general, and came home in disguise.
                    Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 22...
                    14
                    Surajah Dowlah fled in disguise, and disappeared from history in complete obscurity.
                    Ten Great Events in History
                    15
                    He had seen them but once, and that in the disguise shop.
                    Triple Spies
                    16
                    He could not disguise his age or poverty so he exaggerated them.
                    Surrender to the will of the night
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                    Translations for disguise
                    Disguise through the time
                    Disguise across language varieties
                    United Kingdom
                    Common
                    Australia
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Common
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