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conceal
[ kuhn-seel ]
/ kÉnËsil /
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verb (used with object)
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.
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Origin of conceal
1275â1325; Middle English conselen, concelen <Anglo-French conceler from Latin concÄlÄre, equivalent to con- con- + cÄlÄre âto hideâ (akin to hull1, Greek koleĂłn âscabbardâ (see Coleoptera); cf. occult)
synonym study for conceal
1. See hide1.
OTHER WORDS FROM conceal
Words nearby conceal
concatenation, concave, concavity, concavo-concave, concavo-convex, conceal, concealed carry, concealment, concede, conceded, conceit
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British Dictionary definitions for conceal
conceal
/ (kÉnËsiËl) /
verb (tr)
to keep from discovery; hide
to keep secret
Derived forms of conceal
concealable, adjectiveconcealer, nounconcealment, nounWord Origin for conceal
C14: from Old French conceler, from Latin concÄlÄre, from com- (intensive) + cÄlÄre to hide
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