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un concealed
con·ceal
/
kənˈsil
/
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[
k
uh
n-
seel
]
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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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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
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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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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