conceal
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.
Origin of conceal
1synonym study For conceal
Other words from conceal
- 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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How to use conceal in a sentence
The entrance to the show is a wall lined with books that conceals a secret door.
War cloaks men in a coat that conceals the limits and inadequacies of their separate natures.
“Economic diversity” is the latest higher-ed buzz phrase for lower-income students—but it conceals more than it reveals.
How the Queen feels about this remains one of the many secrets that she conceals behind her well-practiced inscrutability.
Your protagonist, Richard, is a genius programmer whose insecure persona conceals a pretty confident inner core.
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If an inventor intentionally conceals facts or misleads the public by an erroneous description, his patent is void.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesFor his sake General Maxgregor does outrage to his feelings and conceals his passionate love for the queen.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteIt sometimes happens that a woman conceals from a man the love she feels for him, while he only feigns a passion he does not feel.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre | Jean de La BruyreHe inhabits mud and sand banks, and also conceals himself under tree roots, stones and rocks.
The Teesdale Angler | R LakelandShe is married, and a trailing lace veil half conceals her happy smiles.
Private Peat | Harold R. Peat
British Dictionary definitions for conceal
/ (kənˈsiːl) /
to keep from discovery; hide
to keep secret
Origin of conceal
1Derived forms of conceal
- concealable, adjective
- concealer, noun
- concealment, noun
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