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.
had disguised
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past perfectof disguise.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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And most recently, Yuru learned about the child spirits Zashiki-Warashi, who had disguised themselves as the False Asa and his childhood friend Danji for many years.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
He does so with an air of entitled smarm, as if Goofus had disguised himself as Gallant and turned to inept virtue signaling to complete the ruse.
From Slate ● May 16, 2024
Police said they had arrested five people who had disguised themselves as workers to carry out the protest action overnight.
From Reuters ● Mar. 16, 2023
Haiti's ambassador to the US, Bocchit Edmond, said that while the attackers had disguised themselves as US drug agents, he believed there was "no way" they really were US agents.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2021
Andrew Mlangeni, the last accused, made an unsworn state-ment admitting that he carried messages and instructions for MK and had disguised himself as a priest to facilitate this work.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
