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Word entry · 8 letters

disguise

Best crossword clue

"Conceal appearance"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /dɪsˈɡaɪz/Part of speech noun, verbSorted degiissuStarts with DEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance

Word origin

From Middle English disgisen, disguisen, borrowed from Old French desguiser (modern French déguiser), itself derived from des- (“dis-”) (from Latin dis-) + guise (“guise”) (from a Germanic source).

Used in a sentence

  • A cape and moustache completed his disguise.
  • hiding one's treacherous intentions under the guise of friendship
  • old ideas in a new guise

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