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Definition: DISGUISING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To conceal, hide, dissemble, secrete or stash. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To cover, veil, curtain, mask or wrap. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To camouflage.[Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Present participle conjugation of the verb disguise.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(disguise)
1. Make unrecognizable; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank".[Wordnet].
2. To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive.[Websters].
3. To hide by a counterfeit appearance; to cloak by a false show; to mask; as, to disguise anger; to disguise one's sentiments, character, or intentions.[Websters].
4. To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.[Websters].
5. Base verb from the following inflections: disguising, disguised, disguises, disguiser, disguisers, disguisingly and disguisedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun 1. A masque or masquerade.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Disguising" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1514. (references)

Specialty Definition: DISGUISING

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] Concealing by a counterfeit dress, or by a false show; intoxicating.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Verb] Present participle of disguise. (references)

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Definition: DISGUISING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. To conceal, hide, dissemble, secrete or stash. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To cover, veil, curtain, mask or wrap. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To camouflage.[Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Present participle conjugation of the verb disguise.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(disguise)
1. Make unrecognizable; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank".[Wordnet].
2. To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive.[Websters].
3. To hide by a counterfeit appearance; to cloak by a false show; to mask; as, to disguise anger; to disguise one's sentiments, character, or intentions.[Websters].
4. To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.[Websters].
5. Base verb from the following inflections: disguising, disguised, disguises, disguiser, disguisers, disguisingly and disguisedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun1. A masque or masquerade.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "DISGUISING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1514. (references)

Specialty Definition: DISGUISING

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] Concealing by a counterfeit dress, or by a false show; intoxicating.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Verb] Present participle of disguise. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: disguise

ExpressionsDefinition
Disguise in LoveDisguise in Love is the second album by John Cooper Clarke, originally released in 1978. Most of the tracks are spoken over musical accompaniment provided by Clarke's band The Invisible Girls, except "Psycle Sluts 1&2" and "Salome Maloney" — both live recordings from the Ritz Ballroom in Manchester on 8 May 1978, delivered in his trademark a capella style. (references)
Naked is the Best DisguiseDoyle - Hope sees Drebber from a hansom. (references)
Robots in DisguiseRobots in Disguise is an electro punk band from London. Sue Denim and Dee Plume are its only two members. As of 2005, it has released three albums, the latest being Get RID. (references)
The Finns as fascists in disguiseThe idea of the Finns as fascists in disguise was an important theme in Soviet interpretation of events in inter-war Finland, as well as in Soviet propaganda, but the idea also gained some influence in many other countries, notably the Allied and the Scandinavian countries. (references)
The Master of DisguiseThe Master of Disguise is a movie released in 2002 starring Dana Carvey, James Brolin and Brent Spiner. (references)
Transformers: Robots in DisguiseRobots in Disguise is the title of the 2001 American Transformers line of toys and cartoon series, a self-contained universe separate from any of the other existing Transformers Universes. It is an imported and dubbed version of the Japanese series from the previous year, Transformers: Car Robots, brought to the West as a "filler" line while production on the next series, Transformers: Armada began. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: disguise

Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
Transformers: Robots in Disguise106   A Blessing in Disguise9
Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith23   Angel in Disguise15
Devil In Disguise21   Angel in Disguise (1940 song)2
The Master of Disguise16   Angels in Disguise7
Angel in Disguise15   Blessing in Disguise (album)2
Heavy Disguise15   Blessing in Disguise (Metal Church album)7
Robots in Disguise14   Devil's Got a New Disguise (song)10
Wario: Master of Disguise13   Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith23
Disguise Party11   Devil In Disguise21
Devil's Got a New Disguise (song)10   Disguise in Love7
Prisoner in Disguise9   Disguise Party11
A Blessing in Disguise9   Heavy Disguise15
Robots in Disguise (album)8   Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)4
Blessing in Disguise (Metal Church album)7   Kings in Disguise6
Disguise in Love7   Naked is the Best Disguise6
Angels in Disguise7   No Disguise4
The Master of Disguise (novel)6   Prisoner in Disguise9
Kings in Disguise6   Robots in Disguise14
Naked is the Best Disguise6   Robots in Disguise (album)8
Sincerity Is an Easy Disguise in This Business4   Sincerity Is an Easy Disguise in This Business4
No Disguise4   The Master of Disguise16
Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)4   The Master of Disguise (novel)6
Angel in Disguise (1940 song)2   Transformers: Robots in Disguise106
Blessing in Disguise (album)2   Wario: Master of Disguise13

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).