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conceal
[ kuhn-seel ]
verb (used with object)
- to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
He concealed the gun under his coat.
- to keep secret; to prevent or avoid disclosing or divulging:
to conceal one's identity by using a false name.
conceal
/ kənˈsiːl /
verb
- to keep from discovery; hide
- to keep secret
Derived Forms
- conˈcealment, noun
- conˈcealable, adjective
- conˈcealer, noun
Other Words From
- con·ceala·ble adjective
- con·ceala·bili·ty noun
- con·cealed·ly adverb
- con·cealed·ness noun
- con·cealer noun
- half-con·cealed adjective
- half-con·cealing adjective
- precon·ceal verb (used with object)
- recon·ceal verb (used with object)
- semi·con·cealed adjective
- subcon·cealed adjective
- uncon·cealed adjective
- uncon·cealing adjective
- uncon·cealing·ly adverb
- well-con·cealed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of conceal1
Synonym Study
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.
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.
Officers were authorised to use stop and search powers, including removing items being used to conceal identity.
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