disguise
To change the appearance of so as to hide, or to assume an identityTo change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
» He disguised himself as a woman.
Er verkleidete sich als Frau.
Er hat sich als Frau verkleidet.
Он переоделся в женщину.
Він переодягнувся у жінку.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
Spies often disguise themselves.
verkleiden
маскирова́тьсяmaskirovátʹsja, замаскирова́тьсяzamaskirovátʹsja
(transitive)To avoid giving away or revealing (something secret); to hide by a false appearance.
He disguised his true intentions.
verstellen
скрыва́тьskryvátʹ, скрытьskrytʹ
(obsolete, transitive)To transform or disfigure, to change the appearance of in general.
(obsolete, transitive)To dress in newfangled or showy clothing, to deck out in new fashions.
(intransitive, obsolete)To dissemble, to talk or act falsely while concealing one’s thoughts.
(archaic, transitive)To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.
- make unrecognizable
Examples
164 sentencesHe disguised himself as a woman.
Він переодягнувся у жінку. — deniko
ruОн переоделся в женщину. — sharptoothed
deEr verkleidete sich als Frau. — MUIRIEL
The dirty boy turned out to be a prince in disguise.
Брудний хлопчик виявився переодягненим принцем. — zaytsev126
ruГрязный мальчишка оказался переодетым принцем. — Hellerick
It's a blessing in disguise.
Нема лиха без добра. — DemonicSatori
ruНет худа без добра. — Imp
Tom disguised himself as a policeman.
ruТом переоделся в полицейского. — odexed
deTom verkleidete sich als Polizist. — raggione
Tom disguised himself as a priest.
ruТом переоделся в священника. — odexed
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English disgisen, disguisen, borrowed from Old French desguiser (modern FrenchFrom 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).
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Forms
disguises, disguising, disguised, disguisedSynonyms
5 synonyms- make unrecognizable:mask
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- disguised himself as
- disguised himself
- disguised myself as
- disguised as a
- disguised myself