conceal
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
1synonym study For conceal
Other words from conceal
- con·ceal·a·ble, adjective
- con·ceal·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- con·ceal·ed·ly, adverb
- con·ceal·ed·ness, noun
- con·ceal·er, noun
- half-con·cealed, adjective
- half-con·ceal·ing, adjective
- pre·con·ceal, verb (used with object)
- re·con·ceal, verb (used with object)
- sem·i·con·cealed, adjective
- sub·con·cealed, adjective
- un·con·cealed, adjective
- un·con·ceal·ing, adjective
- un·con·ceal·ing·ly, adverb
- well-con·cealed, adjective
Words Nearby conceal
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How to use conceal in a sentence
Trachtman combines natural items with the man-made ones and sometimes partly conceals items inside the assemblages.
In the galleries: Rejuvenating the obsolete into unconventional art | Mark Jenkins | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostHe shopped online for a “Surgical Steel Tomahawk Axe” and a concealed firearm built to look like a cellphone, prosecutors alleged, and discussed coordination with Proud Boys and Three Percenters.
Former FBI official, a Navy veteran, is ‘key figure’ in Jan. 6 riot, prosecutors allege | Rachel Weiner, Spencer Hsu | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostThe thin heating elements are fully concealed within the garment and are protected by a waterproof membrane, so you don’t need to worry about rain.
Best heated vest: Beat the cold weather with the right winter gear | PopSci Commerce Team | February 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceChastain told the officer he did not threaten Karau with a weapon but that he did have a concealed-carry permit and had a pistol on his person at the time of the incident, according to the police report.
Judge faults Fairfax County prosecutors for failing to notify victim of trial | Justin Jouvenal | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostHe described it as “a kind of mask, designed on the one hand to make a definite impression upon others, and, on the other, to conceal the true nature of the individual.”
As great as this feat was, an equally demanding test followed: to conceal from the Nazis that Enigma had been beaten.
The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero | Clive Irving | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMany of those gathering in the run-up to the grand jury decision wore hockey and tear gas masks to conceal their identity.
Justice Was Served in Ferguson—This Isn’t Jim Crow America | Ron Christie | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI maintain that our mistake was in overthinking our criminal's desire to conceal the body.
Knowing Where the Bodies Are Buried: An Excerpt From 'Lives in Ruins' | Marilyn Johnson | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCall them Trojan horse foods: nutritiously pleasing ingredients (oats, yogurts) that conceal a whole host of junk.
Ali can scarcely conceal his delight with this change of circumstances.
On the Contraband Trail With Libya’s Gun Smugglers | Peter Schwartzstein | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI, therefore, deliver it as a maxim, that whoever desires the character of a proud man ought to conceal his vanity.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. BallouAnswered Elizabeth, hardly attempting to conceal her scornful doubt of his sincerity.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Porter"No; his coming has taken me by surprise," replied Hartledon, with a nervousness he could not wholly conceal.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodStill, Louis did not reply; but proofs of his contending soul convulsed the features his agitated hand tried to conceal.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterWas she merely an egoist—it ran in the family—or did it conceal much that she had no intention of revealing?
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for conceal
/ (kənˈsiːl) /
to keep from discovery; hide
to keep secret
Origin of conceal
1Derived forms of conceal
- concealable, adjective
- concealer, noun
- concealment, noun
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