Camouflage vs Conceal - What's the difference?
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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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To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.
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(lb) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.
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Camouflage is a related term of conceal.
As a noun camouflage
is camouflage.As a verb conceal is
(lb) to hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.camouflage
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