cam·ou·flage
ˈka-mə-ˌfläzh 
-ˌfläj
1
: the disguising especially of military equipment or installations with paint, nets, or foliage
also
: the disguise so applied
2
a
: concealment by means of disguise
The rabbit's white fur acts as camouflage in the snow.
b
: behavior or artifice designed to deceive or hide
hiding behind a camouflage of righteous indignation
camouflaged; camouflaging
: to conceal or disguise by camouflage
The makeup camouflages blemishes.
: to practice camouflage
: made in colors or patterns typical of camouflage
a camouflage jacket
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Examples of camouflage in a Sentence
Noun
The army tanks were painted green and brown for camouflage.
The rabbit's white fur acts as a camouflage in the snow.
Rabbits use their white fur as camouflage in the snow.
Her so-called charity work was a camouflage for her own self-interest.
His tough attitude served as camouflage.
Verb
It was impossible to camouflage the facts.
camouflaged the military camp as a native village
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Annie Palmer,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Octopuses have often been thought to avoid other members of their species and prowl solo using camouflage.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
Kelli Bender, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
But the emotional intensity of the story, coupled with the weekly episode schedule, can’t camouflage the unevenness of the season’s pace.
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David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Replicas of Burberry’s gabardine and war-era trenches are on view in a circle of mannequins, which perch on an organic camouflage rug designed by British contemporary artist and frequent Burberry collaborator Tom Atton Moore.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Crye loses out on valuable sales to unlicensed mills overseas that print copies of its patented camouflage, called MultiCam, on ponchos, pants, shirts and hats that sell on Amazon and other marketplaces without Crye’s permission.
—Annie Palmer,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Octopuses have often been thought to avoid other members of their species and prowl solo using camouflage.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
Verb
The rattler was coiled tightly and well camouflaged.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
But the emotional intensity of the story, coupled with the weekly episode schedule, can’t camouflage the unevenness of the season’s pace.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Aerial Camouflage The history of camouflage paint jobs on aircraft goes all the way back to WW1.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Replicas of Burberry’s gabardine and war-era trenches are on view in a circle of mannequins, which perch on an organic camouflage rug designed by British contemporary artist and frequent Burberry collaborator Tom Atton Moore.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Camouflage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camouflage. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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camouflage
1 of 2 noun
cam·ou·flage
ˈkam-ə-ˌfläzh
-ˌfläj
1
: the hiding or disguising of something by covering it up or changing the way it looks
2
: the material (as paint or leaves and branches) used for camouflage
camouflage
2 of 2 verb
camouflaged; camouflaging
: to hide or disguise by camouflage
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