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.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Last week, Philadelphia's Mayor Harry Arista Mackey revealed that for some time past he too has been disguising himself to go among his citizenry.
From Time Magazine Archive
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