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–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.

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME conselen, concelen < AF conceler < L concélāre, equiv. to con- con- + célāre to hide (akin to hull¹, Gk koleón scabbard (see coleoptera); cf. occult)

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—Related forms

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

—Synonyms 1. See hide¹.

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con·ceal Audio Help (kən-sēl') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. con·cealed, con·ceal·ing, con·ceals
To keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; hide. See Synonyms at hide¹.

[Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler, from Latin concēlāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + cēlāre, to hide; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

con·ceal'a·ble adj., con·ceal'ment n.

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conceal

1292, from O.Fr. conceler "to hide," from L. concelare "to hide," from com- "together" + celare "to hide," from PIE base *kel- "to hide" (see cell). Replaced O.E. deagan.

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conceal
verb
1.	prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" [syn: hide] [ant: show]
2.	hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well"

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conceal [kənˈsiːl] verb

to hide or keep secret
Example: He concealed his disappointment from his friends.

Arabic:	يُخْفي
Chinese (Simplified):	隐瞒
Chinese (Traditional):	隱瞞
Czech:	ukrýt, zatajit
Danish:	skjule
Dutch:	verbergen
Estonian:	varjama
Finnish:	kätkeä, salata
French:	dissimuler
German:	verbergen
Greek:	κρύβω
Hungarian:	elrejt
Icelandic:	hylja, leyna
Indonesian:	menyembunyikan
Italian:	nascondere

Japanese:	隠す
Korean:	숨기다
Latvian:	noslēpt; noklusēt
Lithuanian:	(nu)slėpti, laikyti paslaptyje
Norwegian:	gjemme, skjule; fortie
Polish:	ukrywać
Portuguese (Brazil):	dissimular
Portuguese (Portugal):	esconder
Romanian:	a ascunde
Russian:	скрывать
Slovak:	skrývať
Slovenian:	prikri(va)ti
Spanish:	ocultar, disimular
Swedish:	dölja, hemlighålla
Turkish:	gizlemek, saklamak

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Main Entry: con·ceal
Function: transitive verb
1 : to prevent disclosure of or fail to disclose (as a provision in a contract) esp. in violation of a duty to disclose
2 a : to place out of sight
NOTE: A weapon need only be placed out of ordinary observation in order to be considered a concealed weapon. b : to prevent or hinder recognition, discovery, or recovery of <concealing stolen property> —con·ceal·ment noun

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Conceal

Con*ceal"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Concealing.] [OF. conceler, L. concelare; con- + celareto hide; akin to AS. helan, G. hehlen, E. hele (to cover), helmet. See Hell, Helmet.] To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of.

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing. --Prov. xxv. 2.

Declare ye among the nations, . . . publish and conceal not. --Jer. l. 2.

He which finds him shall deserve our thanks, . . . He that conceals him, death. --Shak.

Syn: To hide; secrete; screen; cover; disguise; dissemble; mask; veil; cloak; screen.

Usage: To Conceal, Hide, Disguise, Dissemble, Secrete. To hide is the generic term, which embraces all the rest. To conceal is simply not make known what we wish to keep secret. In the Bible hide often has the specific meaning of conceal. See --1 Sam. iii. 17, 18. To disguise or dissemble is to conceal by assuming some false appearance. To secrete is to hide in some place of secrecy. A man may conceal facts, disguise his sentiments, dissemble his feelings, secrete stolen goods.

Bur double griefs afflict concealing hearts. --Spenser.

Both dissemble deeply their affections. --Shak.

We have in these words a primary sense, which reveals a future state, and a secondary sense, which hides and secretes it. --Warburton.

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Dis*guise"\ (?; 232), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disguised; p. pr. & vb. n. Disguising.] [OE. desguisen, disgisen, degisen, OF. desguisier, F. d['e]guiser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + guise. See Guise.]

1. To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive.

Bunyan was forced to disguise himself as a wagoner. --Macaulay.

2. To hide by a counterfeit appearance; to cloak by a false show; to mask; as, to disguise anger; to disguise one's sentiments, character, or intentions.

All God's angels come to us disguised. --Lowell.

3. To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.

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. --Spectator.

Syn: To conceal; hide; mask; dissemble; dissimulate; feign; pretend; secrete. See Conceal.

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Dis*sem"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissembling.] [OF. dissembler to be dissimilar; pref. dis- (L. dis-) + F. sembler to seem, L. simulare to simulate; cf. L. dissimulare to dissemble. See Simulate, and cf. Dissimulate.]

1. To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign (something) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue appearance upon; to disguise; to mask.

Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. --Shak.

Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But -- why did you kick me down stairs? --J. P. Kemble.

2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign.

He soon dissembled a sleep. --Tatler.

Syn: To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See Conceal.

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Dom"i*cile\, n. [L. domicilium; domus house + (prob.) root of celare to conceal: cf. F. domicile. See Dome, and Conceal.]

1. An abode or mansion; a place of permanent residence, either of an individual or a family.

2. (Law) A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode. --Wharton.

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Hele\, v. t. [AS. helan, akin to D. helen, OHG. helan, G. hehlen, L. celare. [root]17. See Hell, and cf. Conceal.] To hide; to cover; to roof. [Obs.]

Hide and hele things. --Chaucer.

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Hell\, n. [AS. hell; akin to D. hel, OHG. hella, G. h["o]lle, Icel. hal, Sw. helfvete, Dan. helvede, Goth. halja, and to AS. helan to conceal. ???. Cf. Hele, v. t., Conceal, Cell, Helmet, Hole, Occult.]

1. The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.

He descended into hell. --Book of Common Prayer.

Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell. --Ps. xvi. 10.

2. The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish. "Within him hell." --Milton.

It is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell. --Shak.

3. A place where outcast persons or things are gathered; as: (a) A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention. (b) A gambling house. "A convenient little gambling hell for those who had grown reckless." --W. Black. (c) A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type. --Hudibras.

Gates of hell. (Script.) See Gate, n., 4.

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Hide\ (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. Hid (h[i^]d); p. p. Hidden (h[i^]d"d'n), Hid; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding (h[imac]d"[i^]ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. h[=y]dan; akin to Gr. key`qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an animal, and to hoard. Cf. Hoard.]

1. To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

A city that is set on an hill can not be hid. --Matt. v. 15.

If circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth is hid. --Shak.

2. To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing.

Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. --Pope.

3. To remove from danger; to shelter.

In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion. --Ps. xxvi. 5.

To hide one's self, to put one's self in a condition to be safe; to secure protection. "A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself." --Prov. xxii. 3.

To hide the face, to withdraw favor. "Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled." --Ps. xxx. 7.

To hide the face from. (a) To overlook; to pardon. "Hide thy face from my sins." --Ps. li. 9. (b) To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with.

Syn: To conceal; secrete; disguise; dissemble; screen; cloak; mask; veil. See Conceal.

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Se*crete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Secreting.] [L. secretus separated, secret, hidden, p. p. of secernere. See Secret, and cf. Discrete, Discreet.]

1. To deposit in a place of hiding; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self.

2. (Physiol.) To separate from the blood and elaborate by the process of secretion; to elaborate and emit as a secretion. See Secretion.

Why one set of cells should secrete bile, another urea, and so on, we do not known. --Carpenter.

Syn: To conceal; hide. See Conceal.

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