/de.ɡi.ze/
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to disguise, to dress up
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Word origin
From Old French desguisier, from des- and guise ('manner, way'), a word of Germanic origin. English 'disguise' comes from the same Old French verb.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- desguisier
- English cognates
- disguise, guise
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | déguise | déguisais | déguisai | déguiserai | déguiserais |
| tu | déguises | déguisais | déguisas | déguiseras | déguiserais |
| il/elle | déguise | déguisait | déguisa | déguisera | déguiserait |
| nous | déguisons | déguisions | déguisâmes | déguiserons | déguiserions |
| vous | déguisez | déguisiez | déguisâtes | déguiserez | déguiseriez |
| ils/elles | déguisent | déguisaient | déguisèrent | déguiseront | déguiseraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | déguise | déguisasse |
| tu | déguises | déguisasses |
| il/elle | déguise | déguisât |
| nous | déguisions | déguisassions |
| vous | déguisiez | déguisassiez |
| ils/elles | déguisent | déguisassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | déguise |
| nous | déguisons |
| vous | déguisez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- déguisant
- Past participle
- déguisé · déguisée · déguisés · déguisées
Examples
carnaval.
They dressed their son up as a pirate for the carnival.
Halloween.
She dressed up as a witch for Halloween.
.
The thief had disguised himself as a delivery man.
.
He disguised his voice so as not to be recognised.
.
There is no point disguising the truth.
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