Meaning & use

camouflage

noun·Academic

Coloring or patterns that help a person, animal, or object blend into its surroundings.

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The soldier's camouflage made him nearly invisible against the dense brush.

The moth's wing pattern acts as camouflage against tree bark.

A note on using this word

As a verb, to camouflage means to disguise or conceal something by blending it with its surroundings.

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2. verb

To disguise or hide something by making it blend into its surroundings.

They camouflaged the hunting blind with branches and dried leaves.

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