Definition of "disguise" []

• To modify the manner or appearance of in order to prevent recognition. (verb-transitive)
• To furnish with a disguise. (verb-transitive)
• To conceal or obscure by dissemblance or false show; misrepresent: disguise one's true intentions. (verb-transitive)
• The act or an instance of disguising. (noun)
• The condition of being disguised. (noun)

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• "That animals are only human beings in disguise is an axiom in the fairy tales."
• "Mousa fled in disguise from the palace of Boursa; traversed the Propontis in an open boat; wandered over the Walachian and Servian hills; and after some vain attempts, ascended the throne of Adrianople, so recently stained with the blood of Soliman."
• "Jerusalem, as search is made for a malefactor in disguise, that is harboured by his accomplices."