MIDDLE vocabulary

Mask

To conceal or hide (a quality or feeling).

Example

"He tried to mask his disappointment with a forced smile."

Etymology

From Old French 'masque' from Italian 'maschera' meaning 'mask,' perhaps from Arabic 'maskhara' meaning 'buffoon, mockery.'

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