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conceal
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con·ceal
/
kənˈsil
/
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[
k
uh
n-
seel
]
Show IPA
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;
Middle English
conselen, concelen
<
Anglo-French
conceler
<
Latin
concēlāre,
equivalent to
con-
con-
+
cēlāre
to hide (akin to
hull
1
,
Greek
koleón
scabbard (see
Coleoptera
); cf.
occult
)
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
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
Synonyms
1.
See
hide
1
.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
conceal
(kənˈsiːl)
—
vb
1.
to keep from discovery; hide
2.
to keep secret
[C14: from Old French
conceler,
from Latin
concēlāre,
from
com-
(intensive) +
cēlāre
to hide]
con'cealable
—
adj
con'cealer
—
n
con'cealment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The shopkeeper then pulled a wooden shutter closed, as though to
conceal
the
transaction.
The layers of cloth not only protect from the harsh sun and wind but also
conceal
their emotions.
The big advantage of the bra holster is that it really does
conceal
the gun.
They're often too tiny or too fast-moving to be easily seen, and they tend to
conceal
themselves well.
Accounting impropriety may
conceal
those errors, for a time, but is hardly ever the main cause.
It is, however, needless to
conceal
that many of her brilliant fragments were less satisfying.
It is always a poor way of reading the hearts of others to try to
conceal
our own.
In response to the furor, artists began to avoid forbidden images or
conceal
them under dotting, stippling and cross-hatches.
If the food lacked flavour, there was always a bottle of a thick brown condiment handy, to slurp over it and
conceal
the taste.
Many went to elaborate lengths to
conceal
the fact of their existence.
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