Dictionary Entry
disguise
disguise is a 8-letter English word with 11 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 11 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive.
- 2transitive verb
To hide by a counterfeit appearance; to cloak by a false show; to mask; as, to disguise anger; to disguise one's sentiments, character, or intentions.
- 3transitive verb
To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.
- 4noun
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.
- 5noun
Artificial language or manner assumed for deception; false appearance; counterfeit semblance or show.
- 6noun
Change of manner by drink; intoxication.
- 7noun
A masque or masquerade.
- 8noun
the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
"he is a master of disguise"
Synonyms
- 9noun
any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity
- 10noun
an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
"the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"
Synonyms
- 11verb
make unrecognizable
"The herb masks the garlic taste"
"We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"
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