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conceal

[ kuhn-seel ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:

    He concealed the gun under his coat.

  2. to keep secret; to prevent or avoid disclosing or divulging:

    to conceal one's identity by using a false name.



conceal

/ kənˈsiːl /

verb

  1. to keep from discovery; hide
  2. to keep secret
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • conˈcealment, noun
  • conˈcealable, adjective
  • conˈcealer, noun
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Other Words From

  • con·ceala·ble adjective
  • con·ceala·bili·ty noun
  • con·cealed·ly adverb
  • con·cealed·ness noun
  • con·cealer noun
  • half-con·cealed adjective
  • half-con·cealing adjective
  • precon·ceal verb (used with object)
  • recon·ceal verb (used with object)
  • semi·con·cealed adjective
  • subcon·cealed adjective
  • uncon·cealed adjective
  • uncon·cealing adjective
  • uncon·cealing·ly adverb
  • well-con·cealed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conceal1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English conselen, concelen, from Anglo-French conceler from Latin concēlāre, from con- con- + cēlāre “to hide” ( hull 1 )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conceal1

C14: from Old French conceler, from Latin concēlāre, from com- (intensive) + cēlāre to hide
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Synonym Study

See hide 1.
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Example Sentences

Superior Court, accusing Tanner and other unnamed deputies of engaging in deliberate misconduct, including abandoning Rivera in a “life-threatening situation and subsequently falsifying reports to conceal his actions.”

The decision means about two dozen states and municipalities may move forward to prove their claims that the major oil producers knew of the potential damage of burning fossil fuels but chose to conceal it.

By being forced to conceal their feminist values, she argues women are being stripped of their ability to fight against gender inequality, which penetrates workplaces, politics and public life.

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Baldwin's lawsuit alleges that prosecutors intentionally concealed evidence that would absolve the actor from blame and "sought at every turn to scapegoat" him to "maliciously bring about or advance" his trial and conviction.

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Officers were authorised to use stop and search powers, including removing items being used to conceal identity.

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