camouflage

camouflage
I UK [ˈkæməˌflɑːʒ] / US [ˈkæməˌflɑʒ] noun [singular/uncountable]
1)
a) a way of hiding people or objects by making them look like the natural background

an expert in military camouflage

b) the type of clothes or face paint that soldiers wear to make themselves more difficult to see

dressed in camouflage

a camouflage jacket/uniform

2) the colour or shape of an animal that makes it difficult to see because it looks similar to what is around it
3) a way of hiding the truth

II UK [ˈkæməˌflɑːʒ] / US [ˈkæməˌflɑʒ] verb [transitive]
Word forms "camouflage":
present tense I/you/we/they camouflage he/she/it camouflages present participle camouflaging past tense camouflaged past participle camouflaged
1)
a) to hide a person or object by making them look like the natural background
b) to hide a sound with louder or similar sounds
2) to make an animal difficult to see because it looks similar to what is around it
3) to hide the truth

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