[kuh
n-seel-muhnt] 
| 1. | the act of concealing. |
| 2. | the state of being concealed. |
| 3. | a means or place of hiding. |
| 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. |