Obliterate vs Disguise - What's the difference?
obliterate | disguise |
To remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy.
* (1841-1898)
*:The harsh and bitter feelings of this or that experience are slowly obliterated .
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*:Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ΒΆ ("I never) understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."
Attire (e.g. clothing, makeup) used to hide one's identity or assume another.
(figuratively) The appearance of something on the outside which masks what's beneath.
The act of disguising, notably as a ploy
To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
* Macaulay
To avoid giving away or revealing (something secret); to hide by a false appearance.
(archaic) To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.
* Spectator
As verbs the difference between obliterate and disguise
is that obliterate is to remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy while disguise is to change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.As a noun disguise is
attire (eg clothing, makeup) used to hide one's identity or assume another.obliterate
English
Verb
(obliterat)Synonyms
* See alsodisguise
English
Noun
(en noun)- ''That cape and mask complete his disguise .
- ''Any disguise may expose soldiers to be deemed enemy spies.
Synonyms
* camouflage * guise * mask * pretenseVerb
- Spies often disguise themselves.
- Bunyan was forced to disguise himself as a wagoner.
- He disguised his true intentions.
- I have just left the right worshipful, and his myrmidons, about a sneaker or five gallons; the whole magistracy was pretty well disguised before I gave them the ship.
