concealment

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

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Word Origin & History

concealment

1292, in Anglo-Fr., from O.Fr. concelement, from concéler "to hide" (see conceal). Originally a term in law, general sense is from c.1600.

Example sentences

Strategies of concealment ramify, and self-examination is endless.

At a hearing the employe admitted the overpayment but denied concealment.

He could not stay in this ravine in concealment until the end of hostilities.

The disfigurement or concealment of the continuing thoughts known to me could

not be accomplished without leaving some trace.

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