disguise
verb (used with object)
to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb.
disguised
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past participleof disguise.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof disguise.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
disguiseverb (used with object)to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb. -
a word derived from
disguise.
disguiseverb (used with object)to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb.
Example Sentences
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Now, at CBS News, her editorial interference has been disguised as routine management.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Tolomeo, the deposed king of Egypt, is hiding out on the island of Cyprus disguised as a shepherd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Legitimate safeguards play an important role; protectionism disguised as regulation shouldn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Colson Whitehead’s latest foray into the bent world of “reluctant fence” Ray Carney — “Cool Machine,” the third and final installment of his Harlem Trilogy — is an American epic disguised as a heist novel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
She skulked around bushes and hid behind the skinny trunk of a birch tree, which wouldn’t have actually disguised anything if Drew happened to turn around as he crossed the street.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
