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con·ceal
(kən-sēl′)tr.v. con·cealed, con·ceal·ing, con·ceals
To keep from being observed or discovered; hide. See Synonyms at hide1.
[Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler, from Latin concēlāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + cēlāre, to hide; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]
con·ceal′a·ble adj.
con·ceal′ment n.
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conceal
(kənˈsiːl)vb (tr)
1. to keep from discovery; hide
2. to keep secret
[C14: from Old French conceler, from Latin concēlāre, from com- (intensive) + cēlāre to hide]
conˈcealable adj
conˈcealer n
conˈcealment n
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con•ceal
(kənˈsil)v.t.
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.
con•ceal′ment, n.
syn: See hide1.
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conceal
Past participle: concealed
Gerund: concealing
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| Verb | 1. | conceal - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" veil - to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces" secrete - place out of sight; keep secret; "The money was secreted from his children" obstruct, block - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" cover - spread over a surface to conceal or protect; "This paint covers well" bosom - hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters" bury - cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas" cover up, cover - hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House" shield, harbour, harbor - hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him" becloud, befog, fog, haze over, obnubilate, obscure, mist, cloud - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" disguise, mask - make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank" sweep under the rug - to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others; "The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug" |
| 2. | conceal - hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well" occult - hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes" |
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conceal
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
conceal
verb2. To prevent (something) from being known:
Idioms: keep under cover, keep under wraps.
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Translations
ukrýtzatajit
skjule
kätkeäpeittääsalata
hylja, leyna
감추다숨기다
laikyti paslaptyjenuslėpimasnuslėptislėpimas
noklusētnoslēpt
ascunde
skriti
dölja
conceal
[kənˈsiːl] VT [+ object, news] → ocultar; [+ emotions, thoughts] → disimular (Jur) → encubrirconcealed lighting → luces fpl indirectas
concealed turning (Aut) → cruce m poco visible
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
conceal
[kənˈsiːl] vt [+ object] → cacher, dissimuler
[+ information, fact, news, secret, truth] → cacher, dissimuler
[+ emotions, feelings] → cacher, dissimuler
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
conceal
vt (= hide) object, emotions, thoughts → verbergen; (= keep secret) → verheimlichen (sth from sb jdm etw); why did they conceal this information from us? → warum hat man uns diese Informationen vorenthalten?; to conceal the fact that … → (die Tatsache) verheimlichen, dass …; the chameleon was completely concealed against its background → das Chamäleon war nicht mehr von seiner Umgebung zu unterscheiden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
conceal
[kənˈsiːl] vt to conceal (sth from sb) → nascondere (qc a qn); (news) → tenere nascosto/a (qc a qn)concealed lighting → illuminazione f indiretta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
conceal
(kənˈsiːl) verb to hide or keep secret. He concealed his disappointment from his friends.
conˈcealment nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.