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What is the difference between camouflage and disguise?

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Disguise is a synonym of camouflage.



As nouns the difference between camouflage and disguise

is that camouflage is a disguise or covering up while disguise is attire (e.g. clothing, makeup) used to hide one's identity or assume another.

As verbs the difference between camouflage and disguise

is that camouflage is to hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks while disguise is to change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.

camouflage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A disguise or covering up.
  • The act of disguising.
  • (military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.(JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
  • (textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
  • (biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection
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  • Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
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    Derived terms

    * camo

    Verb

    (camouflag)
  • To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.
  • Derived terms

    * camo

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    disguise

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Attire (e.g. clothing, makeup) used to hide one's identity or assume another.
  • ''That cape and mask complete his disguise .
  • (figuratively) The appearance of something on the outside which masks what's beneath.
  • The act of disguising, notably as a ploy
  • ''Any disguise may expose soldiers to be deemed enemy spies.

    Synonyms

    * camouflage * guise * mask * pretense

    Verb

  • To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
  • Spies often disguise themselves.
  • * Macaulay
  • Bunyan was forced to disguise himself as a wagoner.
  • To avoid giving away or revealing (something secret); to hide by a false appearance.
  • He disguised his true intentions.
  • (archaic) To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.
  • * Spectator
  • I have just left the right worshipful, and his myrmidons, about a sneaker or five gallons; the whole magistracy was pretty well disguised before I gave them the ship.

    Synonyms

    * cloak * mask * hide

    Derived terms

    * disguisedly * disguisement * disguiser