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con⋅ceal

[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.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME conselen, concelen < AF conceler < L concēlāre, equiv. to con- con- + cēlāre to hide (akin to hull 1 , Gk koleón scabbard (see coleoptera); cf. occult )


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


1. See hide 1 .
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con·ceal   (kən-sēl')   
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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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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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