[dis.guise] vt dis.guised ; dis.guis.ing [ME disgisen, fr. MF desguiser, fr. OF, fr. des- dis- + guise guise] (14c) 1 a: to change the customary dress or appearance of b: to furnish with a false appearance or an assumed identity
2. obs: disfigure
3: to obscure the existence or true state or character of: conceal -- dis.guised.ly adv -- dis.guise.ment n -- dis.guis.er n syn disguise, cloak, mask mean to alter the dress or appearance of so as to conceal the identity or true nature. disguise implies a change in appearance or behavior that misleads by presenting a different apparent identity "disguised himself as a peasant". cloak suggests a means of hiding a movement or an intention "cloaked their maneuvers in secrecy". mask suggests some often obvious means of hiding or disguising something "smiling to mask his discontent".
[2]disguise n (14c) 1: apparel assumed to conceal one's identity or counterfeit another's
2: the act of disguising 3 a: form misrepresenting the true nature of something "blessings in ~" b: an artificial manner: pretense "threw off all ~"