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- Dictionaryconceal/kənˈsiːl/
verb
- 1. not allow to be seen; hide: "a line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea" Similar Opposite
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to prevent something from being seen or known about: The listening device was concealed in a pen. I tried to conceal my surprise when she told me her age. It was said that the police concealed vital evidence. Is there something you're concealing from me? Synonym. hide. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
The meaning of CONCEAL is to prevent disclosure or recognition of. How to use conceal in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Conceal.
The verb conceal can be used to describe the hiding of feelings (as in “to conceal anger”) or facts (as in “to conceal identity”). Conceal also can be used to describe the act of hiding or covering an item to prevent discovery.
Conceal definition: to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight. See examples of CONCEAL used in a sentence.
to prevent something from being seen or known about: The listening device was concealed in a pen. I tried to conceal my surprise when she told me her age. It was said that the police concealed vital evidence. Is there something you're concealing from me? Synonym. hide. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
If you conceal a piece of information or a feeling, you do not let other people know about it. Robert could not conceal his relief. [VERB noun] She knew at once that he was concealing something from her. [VERB noun + from] If something conceals something else, it covers it and prevents it from being seen.
conceal. verb. /kənˈsil/ (formal) Verb Forms. to hide someone or something conceal somebody/something The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.
Verb. Filter. verb. concealed, concealing, conceals. To put out of sight; hide. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To keep from another's knowledge; keep secret. Webster's New World. To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret. He tried to conceal the truth about his health. Wiktionary. Synonyms:
conceal meaning, definition, what is conceal: to hide something carefully: Learn more.
1. to hide; cover or keep from sight: A high wall concealed the house. 2. to keep secret; avoid disclosing or divulging: to conceal one's true motives. [1275–1325; Middle English conselen, concelen < Anglo-French conceler < Latin concēlāre = con- con - + cēlāre to hide; compare occult] con•ceal′a•ble, adj. con•ceal`a•bil′i•ty, n. con•ceal′er, n.
