camouflage

²camouflage

verb

camouflagedcamouflag·ing

Definition of CAMOUFLAGE

transitive verb

: to conceal or disguise by camouflage

intransitive verb

: to practice camouflage

— cam·ou·flage·able \ˈka-mə-ˌflä-zhə-bəl, -jə-bəl\ adjective

Examples of CAMOUFLAGE

1. It was impossible to camouflage the facts.
2. <camouflaged the military camp as a native village>

First Known Use of CAMOUFLAGE

1917

Related to CAMOUFLAGE

Synonyms: disguise, cloak, dress up, mask

Antonyms: unmask

Related Words: blanket, blot out, conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, obscure, occult, screen, shroud, veil; affect, assume, counterfeit, dissemble, dissimulate, feign, pose, pretend, sham, simulate; act, fake, impersonate, masquerade, play; cosmeticize, gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

Near Antonyms: display, exhibit, expose, flaunt, parade, show, uncloak, unclothe, uncover, undrape, unveil; bare, betray, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, reveal

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Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical