conceal

[kuh n-seel]

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.

Origin of conceal

1275–1325; Middle English conselen, concelen < Anglo-French conceler < Latin concēlāre, equivalent to con- con- + cēlāre to hide (akin to hull¹, Greek koleón scabbard (see Coleoptera); cf. occult)

Related formscon·ceal·a·ble, adjectivecon·ceal·a·bil·i·ty, nouncon·ceal·ed·ly, adverbcon·ceal·ed·ness, nouncon·ceal·er, nounhalf-con·cealed, adjectivehalf-con·ceal·ing, adjectivepre·con·ceal, verb (used with object)re·con·ceal, verb (used with object)sem·i·con·cealed, adjectivesub·con·cealed, adjectiveun·con·cealed, adjectiveun·con·ceal·ing, adjectiveun·con·ceal·ing·ly, adverbwell-con·cealed, adjective

Synonyms for conceal

1. See hide¹.

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Examples from the Web for half-concealed

Historical Examples of half-concealed

How long had he been there, half-concealed behind his mother?
The Downfall
Emile Zola
The mother glanced everywhere with half-concealed eagerness and anxiety.
The O'Ruddy
Stephen Crane
Then we saw him for an instant, half-concealed, just in front of us.
In Africa
John T. McCutcheon
He fancied he had seen a half-concealed contempt in her glance of late.
Friendship and Folly
Maria Louise Pool
The savages had found the half-concealed packs of the two boys.
The Air Ship Boys
H.L. Sayler

British Dictionary definitions for half-concealed

half-concealed

adjective

partially hiddenlittle half-concealed paths

conceal

verb (tr)

to keep from discovery; hide
to keep secret

Derived Formsconcealable, adjectiveconcealer, nounconcealment, noun

Word Origin for conceal

C14: from Old French conceler, from Latin concēlāre, from com- (intensive) + cēlāre to hide

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Word Origin and History for half-concealed

conceal

early 14c., concelen, from Old French conceler "to hide, conceal, dissimulate," from Latin concelare "to hide," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + celare "to hide," from PIE root *kel- "to hide" (see cell). Replaced Old English deagan. Related: Concealed; concealing.