Tra từ disguise - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dis·guise [disguise disguises disguised disguising] verb, noun BrE [dɪsˈɡaɪz] NAmE [dɪsˈɡaɪz]
verb
1. to change your appearance so that people cannot recognize you
•~ sb The hijackers were heavily disguised.
•~ sb as sb/sth They got in disguised as security guards.
•~ yourself (as sb/sth) She disguised herself as a boy.
2. ~ sth to hide sth or change it, so that it cannot be recognized
Syn: ↑conceal
•She made no attempt to disguise her surprise.
•It was a thinly disguised attack on the President.
•She couldn't disguise the fact that she felt uncomfortable.
•He tried to disguise his accent.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (meaning ‘change one's usual style of dress’, with no implication of concealing one's identity): from Old French desguisier.

Synonyms:
hide
conceal • cover • disguise • mask • camouflage
These words all mean to put or keep sb/sth in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found, or to keep the truth or your feelings secret.
hide • to put or keep sb/sth in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found; to keep sth secret, especially your feelings: ▪ He hid the letter in a drawer. ◇ ▪ She managed to hide her disappointment.
conceal • (formal) to hide sb/sth; to keep sth secret: ▪ The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. ◇ ▪ Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.
When it is being used to talk about emotions, conceal is often used in negative statements.
cover • to place sth over or in front of sth in order to hide it: ▪ She covered her face with her hands.
disguise • to hide or change the nature of sth, so that it cannot be recognized: ▪ He tried to disguise his accent.
mask • to hide a feeling, smell, fact, etc. so that it cannot be easily seen or noticed: ▪ She masked her anger with a smile.
camouflage • to hide sb/sth by making them/it look like the things around, or like sth else: ▪ The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves and twigs.
to hide/conceal/disguise/mask/camouflage sth behind sth
to hide/conceal sth under sth
to hide/conceal sth from sb
to hide/conceal/disguise/mask the truth/the fact that…
to hide/conceal/disguise/mask your feelings

Example Bank:
•He made no attempt to disguise his liking for her.
•He spoke in a heavily disguised voice.
•He was disguised as a police officer.
•In her speech she made several thinly disguised attacks on the president.
•She tried to disguise the fact that she was pregnant.
•She was cleverly disguised as a policewoman.
•You cannot disguise what you are doing from your family.
•She couldn't disguise the fact that she felt uncomfortable.

noun
1. countable, uncountable a thing that you wear or use to change your appearance so that people do not recognize you
•She wore glasses and a wig as a disguise.
•The star travelled in disguise (= wearing a ↑disguise ).
• (figurative)A vote for the Liberal Democrats is just a Labour vote in disguise.
2. uncountable the art of changing your appearance so that people do not recognize you
•He is a master of disguise.
see a blessing in disguise at ↑blessing

Word Origin:
Middle English (meaning ‘change one's usual style of dress’, with no implication of concealing one's identity): from Old French desguisier.

Example Bank:
•His angelic look is just a disguise.
•She adopted an elaborate disguise to help her pass through the town unrecognized.
•State regulation often served as a thin disguise for corruption.
•The star travelled in disguise.
•We all saw through his disguise immediately.
•Losing your job might turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
•The girl in the park turned out to be a policewoman in disguise.