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Uncommondisguise
The correct spelling is disguise.
How to pronounce disguise
/dɪsˈɡaɪz/
nounIPA: /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
Say it like: Dis-gui-se
The correct spelling is disguise. Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another. For example: "A cape and moustache completed his disguise."
Usage Examples
“A cape and moustache completed his disguise.”
“Any disguise may expose soldiers to be deemed enemy spies.”
“Spies often disguise themselves.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
- 2.The appearance of something on the outside which masks what's beneath.
- 3.The act of disguising, notably as a ploy.
- 4.A change of behaviour resulting from intoxication.
verb
- 1.To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
- 2.To avoid giving away or revealing (something secret); to hide by a false appearance.
- 3.To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.
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