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title: disguise — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «disguise» in the school dictionary: A disguise is clothes, a mask or make-up that make you look like someone else so others do not know you. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# disguise

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** disguise, clothes, you, others, it, children · **What happens:** be, make, look, not know, disguise, need · **To what, where:** clothes, you, yourself, something, voice, 5 disguises

<!-- .vabout -->
«disguise» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [disguise in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disguise.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A disguise is clothes, a mask or make-up that make you look like someone else so others do not know you.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disguise:m1:1
# text = A disguise is clothes, a mask or make-up that make you look like someone else so others do not know you.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	disguise	disguise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mask	mask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	make	make	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	obl	_	_
18	else	else	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
20	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	_
21	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
22	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	23	advmod	_	_
23	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
24	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a disguise | clothes and a mask or make up |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | clothes and a mask or make up | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **look** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like someone | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **not** **know** | present · do-support | others | you |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To disguise yourself is to change how you look so you are not known.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disguise:m2:1
# text = To disguise yourself is to change how you look so you are not known.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	disguise	disguise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disguise** | to-infinitive |  | yourself |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme yourself=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | change *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **look** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **not** **know** | present · passive |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To disguise something is to hide what it really is, like disguising a voice or a feeling.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disguise:m3:1
# text = To disguise something is to hide what it really is, like disguising a voice or a feeling.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	disguise	disguise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hide	hide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	ccomp	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
9	really	really	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	disguising	disguise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disguise** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme something=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | hide *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **disguise** | gerund |  | a voice or a feeling |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme voice=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children made 5 disguises for the play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disguise:x1:1
# text = The children made 5 disguises for the play.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	disguises	disguise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the children | 5 disguises |  |  |  | for the play | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent disguise=Material for play=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each disguise needs 2 metres of cloth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disguise:x2:1
# text = Each disguise needs 2 metres of cloth.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	disguise	disguise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | each disguise | 2 metres of cloth |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot metre=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wore a disguise of a pirate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disguise:x3:1
# text = He wore a disguise of a pirate.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	disguise	disguise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pirate	pirate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | He | a disguise of a pirate |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent disguise=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many masks for the disguises?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disguise:x4:1
# text = How many masks for the disguises?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	masks	mask	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	disguises	disguise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detective was in disguise with a fake beard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disguise:x5:1
# text = The detective was in disguise with a fake beard.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	disguise	disguise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	beard	beard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the detective |  |  | disguise |  | with a fake beard | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story the wolf disguised himself as Grandma.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disguise:x6:1
# text = In the story the wolf disguised himself as Grandma.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	disguised	disguise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	obj	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disguise** | past | the wolf | wolf |  |  |  | as Grandma; in the story | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent himself=Destination in story=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stick insect is disguised as a twig.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disguise:x7:1
# text = A stick insect is disguised as a twig.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	disguised	disguise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	twig	twig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disguise** | present · passive |  | a stick insect |  |  |  | as a twig | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She disguised her voice on the phone as a joke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disguise:x8:1
# text = She disguised her voice on the phone as a joke.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	disguised	disguise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disguise** | past | She | her voice |  | the phone |  | as a joke | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent voice=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No one can attempt to disguise family descent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disguise:x9:1
# text = No one can attempt to disguise family descent.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	attempt	attempt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	disguise	disguise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	descent	descent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attempt** | can | no one |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **disguise** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | no one *not said here* | family descent |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme descent=Destination |

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