disguise

/də-ˈskīz/

Middle English disgisen, from Anglo-French desguiser, deguiser, from des- dis- + guise guise

verb

  1. to change the customary dress or appearance of

  2. to furnish with a false appearance or an assumed identity

  3. disfigure

disguised herself in a wig and glasses

disguised as a beggar

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. cloak suggests a means of hiding a movement or an intention.

noun

  1. apparel assumed to conceal one's identity or counterfeit another's

  2. the act of disguising

  3. form misrepresenting the true nature of something

The bank robber was wearing a disguise.

idiom

  1. wearing a disguise

  2. made to look like something else : presented as another thing

I've heard that she sometimes travels around the country in disguise.