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disguize

disguize is the obsolete form of disguise.

Meaning of disguise

Noun

disguise (countable and uncountable, plural disguises)

  1. Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
    • A cape and moustache completed his disguise.
  2. (figuratively) The appearance of something on the outside which masks what’s beneath.
    • old ideas in a new guise
  3. The act or state of disguising, notably as a ploy.
    • Any disguise may expose soldiers to be deemed enemy spies.
  4. (archaic) A change of behaviour resulting from intoxication, drunkenness.

See all 10 meanings of disguise

Forms of disguize

Noun
pluraldisguizes
Verb
third-person singular presentdisguizes
present participledisguizing
past participledisguized
pastdisguized

Questions about disguize

What is disguize the obsolete form of?
Disguize is the obsolete form of disguise.

Words near disguize in the dictionary

  1. disguises
  2. disguisest
  3. disguiseth
  4. disguising
  5. disguisings
  6. disguize
  7. disguized
  8. disguizes
  9. disguizing
  10. disgust
  11. Disgusta

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