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CAMOUFLAGE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance

Example:

he is a master of disguise

Synonyms:

camouflage; disguise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("camouflage" is a kind of...):

concealing; concealment; hiding (the activity of keeping something secret)

Derivation:

camouflage (disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Device or stratagem for concealment or deceit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("camouflage" is a kind of...):

concealment; cover; covert; screen (a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something)

Derivation:

camouflage (disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background

Synonyms:

camo; camouflage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("camouflage" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Derivation:

camouflage (disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something)

Sense 4

Meaning:

An outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something

Example:

the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories

Synonyms:

camouflage; disguise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("camouflage" is a kind of...):

color; colour; gloss; semblance (an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something

Example:

The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "camouflage" is one way to...):

disguise; mask (make unrecognizable)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sentence examples:

They camouflage

They camouflage themselves

Derivation:

camouflage (the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance)

camouflage (device or stratagem for concealment or deceit)

camouflage (fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background)

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