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
A comprehensive skin-care routine, whitening eye drops, lip balm, concealer, and a bronzing gel.
Makeup for Men Is on the Rise—and No Longer a Taboo | Alessandra Codinha | May 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHer name means the concealer, concealed herself in that lone sea-closed island, and concealing others.
Homer's Odyssey | Denton J. SniderNot, as vulgarly thought, the concealer of Ulysses, but the great concealer—the hidden power of natural things.
Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5) | John RuskinKrishna had his own little girl between his knees, with heart-shaped lips and thick matte concealer over her zits.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town | Cory DoctorowCalypso is the concealer, she who conceals spirit in the jungle of nature.
Homer's Odyssey | Denton J. Snider
Directly he marched off it would be his terrible foe, the host and concealer of a thousand ambushes.
Cupid in Africa | P. C. Wren
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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