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Victorycountry Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

word 'disguise'

Hi,

I am still not sure meaning of the word ' disguise'. For example, in the following example

"A successful horse was disguised by changing its colour."

does it mean the horse deceived people by changing its colour?

And in another example,

"The fictional Sherlock Holmes often disguised himself as somebody else to avoid being recognized"

does it mean he deceived people by changing his appearance?

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

noun : the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance ( Example: "He is a master of disguise" ) (edited by mod. Milky it is not necessary to always quote the question in your answers).

— Milky

  • noun : the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance ( Example: "He is a master of disguise" ) (edited by mod.
  • Milky it is not necessary to always quote the question in your answers).
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noun: the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance (Example: "He is a master of disguise")

(edited by mod. Milky it is not necessary to always quote the question in your answers).
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In the first case, the horse did not change its own appearance. People changed its colour (with dye?) to deceive others.

You are correct in your Sherlock example.
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Milkynoun: the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance (Example: "He is a master of disguise")

(edited by mod. Milky it is not necessary to always quote the question in your answers).

But I often prefer to.
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I've noticed, but it can cause a lot of problems. If everyone did it all the threads would become gigantic and we have to keep an eye on space. Ta.
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For the first example, as far as I know Emotion: smile, it is not possible for a horse to change its color by itself so the people deceived by som
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