disguise

[dis- + guise, manner; see guise.]

disguise 1
verb [T]
1 to change your usual appearance, voice etc so that people will not recognize you:
?disguise yourself as sb/sth: She disguised herself as a man.
2 if you disguise your feelings or opinions, you do not let people know what they really are:
?Dan couldn't disguise his feelings for Katie.


disguise 2

• noun [C,U]

things that you wear to change your appearance and hide who you really are:
?The glasses were part of his disguise.
?in disguise (= wearing a disguise) He travelled around in disguise.