camouflage

🇺🇸 /ˈkæməflɑːʒ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkæməflɑːʒ/
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noun
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A method used to hide people or objects by making them blend in with their surroundings.

The soldiers used camouflage to hide from the enemy.

R

The natural color or pattern of an animal that helps it blend in with its environment.

The butterfly's wings have a camouflage that helps it blend in with the leaves.

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The act of hiding the truth or real feelings by pretending to be something else.

His cheerful attitude was just a camouflage to hide his sadness.

verb
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To make something or someone hard to see by making it look like the things around it.

The hunters camouflaged their clothes with leaves and branches.

translation

n. A method used to hide people or objects by making them blend in with their surroundings.; The natural color or pattern of an animal that helps it blend in with its environment.; The act of hiding the truth or real feelings by pretending to be something else.
v. To make something or someone hard to see by making it look like the things around it.

Word Forms

3rd Present camouflages
Progressive camouflaging
Past camouflaged
Perfect camouflaged
Plural camouflages