disguising

verb

Definition of disguisingnext
present participle of disguise
1
as in camouflaging
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists

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2
as in concealing
to keep secret or shut off from view that investigative reporter usually does a good job of disguising her true motives for interviewing a person

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disguising
  1. masking
  2. hiding
  3. obscuring
  4. simulating
  5. covering
  6. suppressing
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  • This would have reset the age of lunar rocks, masking the moon's true age.
    Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to masking submarine signatures, navies could make greater use of inexpensive underwater drones, or uncrewed underwater vehicles.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of masking
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  • Damage to churches and mosques Israel accuses Hezbollah of hiding weapons and fighters in religious and cultural sites.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Damage to churches and mosques Israel accuses Hezbollah of hiding weapons and fighters in religious and cultural sites.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of hiding
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  • He was known for wearing balaclava and sunglasses in photographs, fully obscuring his face.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The dizzying pace of events since the collapse of Syria’s dictatorship, including daily revelations of its brutality leavened by inspiring images of celebration, has risked obscuring the single most important aspect of President Bashar al-Assad’s demise.
    Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of obscuring
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  • When simulating tea preparation, scientists found that the polymers used in the teabags release millions and billions of various microscopic pieces of plastic.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Instead of relying on the STAR interview method, try simulating interviews directly with ChatGPT.
    Laura M. Labovich, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of simulating
Verb
  • Parts of the station’s restaurant were partitioned off, and a drop ceiling was added, covering up the vaulted ceiling.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Officials say the state’s Medicaid program hasn’t been covering certain weight loss drugs, despite a state law passed last year that requires it to do so.
    Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of covering
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  • Instead of suppressing your emotions, practice emotional validation—acknowledge and accept your feelings without judgment.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • His approach promises a more collaborative regulatory framework, fostering innovation rather than suppressing it.
    Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of suppressing
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