Disguising \Dis*guis"ing\, n.
A masque or masquerade. [Obs.]


Disguise \Dis*guise"\ (?; 232), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disguised};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Disguising}.] [OE. desguisen, disgisen,
degisen, OF. desguisier, F. d['e]guiser; pref. des- (L. dis-)
+ guise. See {Guise}.]
1. To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to
conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or
deceive.

Bunyan was forced to disguise himself as a wagoner.
--Macaulay.

2. 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.

All God's angels come to us disguised. --Lowell.

3. To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.

I have just left the right worshipful, and his
myrmidons, about a sneaker of five gallons; the
whole magistracy was pretty well disguised before I
gave them the ship. --Spectator.

Syn: To conceal; hide; mask; dissemble; dissimulate; feign;
pretend; secrete. See {Conceal}.