Alter
Alter verb - To make different in some way.
Mask
Mask verb - To change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity.
Common collocations
| nature | alter nature | mask nature |
| appearance | alter appearance | mask appearance |
| plot | alter plot | mask plot |
| time | alter time | mask time |
| Other words: way, personality, voice, age, memories. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Also inverted: The spy alter ego was his true personality re-asserting itself, Morgan Sullivan was the mask he was unbecoming.
Source: Becoming the Mask -
In Batman Begins, Rachel is the one to point out Bruce is the mask, and that the man who was once Bruce Wayne has become the Batman, wearing Bruce Wayne's face as an alter ego.
Source: Becoming the Mask -
However they both have costumed alter egos and Skylark and Iron Angel have a mutual attraction, even if they don't know who's behind the other's mask.
Source: Loves My Alter Ego
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