camouflage
noun
[ ˈkaməflɑːʒ ]
• the disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings.
• "on the trenches were pieces of turf which served for camouflage"
camouflage
verb
• hide or disguise the presence of (a person, animal, or object) by means of camouflage.
• "the caravan was camouflaged with netting and branches from trees"
Similar:
disguise,
hide,
conceal,
keep hidden,
mask,
screen,
veil,
cloak,
cover,
cover up,
obscure,
shroud,
Origin:
late 19th century (in sense ‘disguise, concealment’): French, from camoufler ‘to disguise’ (originally thieves' slang), from Italian camuffare ‘disguise, deceive’, perhaps by association with French camouflet ‘whiff of smoke in the face’. The military sense originated during the First World War.
