DISGUISE

I. transitive verb (~d; disguising) Etymology: Middle English disgisen, from Anglo-French desguiser, deguiser, from des- dis- + guise guise Date: 14th century 1. to change the customary dress or appearance of, to furnish with a false appearance or an assumed identity, disfigure , to obscure the existence or true state or character of ; conceal , ~dly adverb ~ment noun ~r noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Date: 14th century apparel assumed to conceal one's identity or counterfeit another's, the act of disguising, 3. form misrepresenting the true nature of something , an artificial manner ; pretense