"camouflage" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈkæ.mə.ˌflɑːʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-camouflage.wav [UK] Forms: camouflage [canonical], camouflages [third-person, singular], camouflaged [past], camouflaged [past, participle], camouflaging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|camouflag|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you camouflage something, you disguise it with paint or a cover so that it cannot be seen.
    Sense id: simple-camouflage-en-verb-Sa5GTm6G
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        {
          "text": "The man camouflaged himself with a green, black and brown jacket, so no-one saw him in the forest."
        },
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          "text": "A chameleon camouflages itself by changing colour to match its surroundings."
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