conceal
Americanverb (used with object)
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to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight.
He concealed the gun under his coat.
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to keep secret; to prevent or avoid disclosing or divulging.
to conceal one's identity by using a false name.
verb
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to keep from discovery; hide
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to keep secret
Related Words
See hide 1.
Other Word Forms
- concealability noun
- concealable adjective
- concealedly adverb
- concealedness noun
- concealer noun
- concealment noun
- half-concealed adjective
- half-concealing adjective
- preconceal verb (used with object)
- reconceal verb (used with object)
- semiconcealed adjective
- subconcealed adjective
- unconcealed adjective
- unconcealing adjective
- unconcealingly adverb
- well-concealed adjective
Etymology
Origin of conceal
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English conselen, concelen, from Anglo-French conceler from Latin concēlāre, from con- con- + cēlāre “to hide” ( hull 1 )
Example Sentences
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Prosecutors allege that in an attempt to conceal the truth, Smith-Griffin in May 2024 created a fake email address for a real AllHere financial consultant and sent additional false financial and client information to investors.
From Los Angeles Times
Prosecutors at trial painted Goldstein as a serial liar who misled everyone around him to evade taxes and to conceal his gambling debts.
She’s forthright with her interest in depravity, and as such, her films make no effort to conceal their degeneracies or shock the viewer.
From Salon
When the agency released its findings in 2024, the UFO community criticized its first director, Sean Kirkpatrick, claiming the report was a smokescreen to conceal the secrets of Washington’s real alien encounters.
Ship-to-ship transfers, in which one ship empties—or partially empties—its crude oil into the tanks of another, often in the middle of the ocean, enable crews to conceal the origin of the cargo.
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