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noun | verb camouflagecamouflage1 /ˈkæməˌflɑʒ, -ˌflɑdʒ/ noun ETYMOLOGYcamouflage1Origin: 1900-2000 French camoufler to change the appearance of, from Italian camuffare ► in camouflage The soldiers were dressed in camouflage. 1 [uncountable] science the way in which the color or shape of something makes it difficult to see in the place where it lives: The stripes of the tiger provide important camouflage in its natural setting.2[uncountable] a way of hiding something, especially a military object, using branches, paint, etc.: We used leaves and sticks as camouflage.3[uncountable] the type of green and brown clothes, paint, etc. that soldiers wear to make themselves more difficult to see: The soldiers were dressed in camouflage. camouflage pants4[singular, uncountable] behavior that is designed to hide something: Aggression is often a camouflage for insecurity. [Origin: 1900–2000 French camoufler to change the appearance of, from Italian camuffare] noun | verb camouflagecamouflage2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEcamouflage |
Present | I, you, we, they | camouflage | | he, she, it | camouflages | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | camouflaged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have camouflaged | | he, she, it | has camouflaged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had camouflaged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will camouflage | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have camouflaged |
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Present | I | am camouflaging | | he, she, it | is camouflaging | | you, we, they | are camouflaging | Past | I, he, she, it | was camouflaging | | you, we, they | were camouflaging | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been camouflaging | | he, she, it | has been camouflaging | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been camouflaging | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be camouflaging | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been camouflaging |
THESAURUS to deliberately put or keep something in a place where it cannot easily be seen or found► hide to deliberately put or keep something in a place where it cannot easily be seen or found: Marcia hid the pictures in the back of the closet. ► cover (up) to put something over something else in order to hide it: He quickly covered the unwrapped presents with a blanket. ► conceal formal to hide something carefully: Several pounds of cocaine were concealed in the trunk of the car. ► secrete formal to hide something in a secret place. Used especially in writing: The money had been secreted somewhere within the house. ► disguise to make someone or something look different so that other people do not recognize him, her, or it: The security camera is disguised as a rock so you don’t even notice it. ► camouflage to hide something by making it look the same as the things around it: The soldiers were camouflaged in green and brown and nearly disappeared in the forest. to hide something by making it look the same as the things around it, or by making it seem like something else: Entrances to the tunnels were carefully camouflaged.► see thesaurus at hide1 |