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Collocations for disguise - noun

ADJECTIVE

clever, good
thin
State regulation often served as a thin disguise for corruption.

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VERB + disguise

adopt, don, put on, wear
She adopted an elaborate disguise to help her pass through the town unrecognized.
be
His angelic look is just a disguise.
see through
We all saw through his disguise immediately.

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PREPOSITION

in disguise
He preferred to travel in disguise.

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Collocations for disguise - verb

ADVERB

cleverly, cunningly
She was cleverly disguised as a policewoman.

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VERB + disguise

cannot
try to

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PREPOSITION

from
You cannot disguise what you are doing from your family.

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PHRASES

an attempt to disguise sth
He made no attempt to disguise his liking for her.
disguise yourself as sb/sth
He was disguised as a police officer.
heavily disguised, well disguised
He spoke in a heavily disguised voice.
barely disguised, poorly disguised, thinly disguised
In her speech she made several thinly disguised attacks on the president.

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Disguise is used with these nouns as the object:
fact, identity, taste, voice

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