conceal
[ kuh n-seel ]
/ kənˈsil /
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)
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British Dictionary definitions for conceal
conceal
/ (kənˈsiːl) /
verb (tr)
to keep from discovery; hide
to keep secret
Derived forms of conceal
concealable, adjective concealer, noun concealment, nounWord Origin for conceal
C14: from Old French
conceler, from Latin
concēlāre, from
com- (intensive) +
cēlāre to hide