Also means
to mask
Usage Note
Disfrazar means to dress up or disguise, whether for carnival (disfrazarse de pirata — to dress up as a pirate) or to conceal something (disfrazar la realidad — to disguise reality). The reflexive disfrazarse is the standard form for 'to wear a costume'. The noun is disfraz (disguise, costume); its plural is disfraces (-z → -ces before e).
Examples
"Los niños se disfrazaron de fantasmas en Halloween."
Natural Translation
The children dressed up as ghosts for Halloween.

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