conceal
verb
con·ceal kən-ˈsēl 
concealed; concealing; conceals
transitive verb
1
: to prevent disclosure or recognition of
conceal the truth
She could barely conceal her anger.
2
: to place out of sight
concealed himself behind the door
The defendant is accused of attempting to conceal evidence.
concealable
kən-ˈsē-lə-bəl
adjective concealingly
kən-ˈsē-liŋ-lē
adverb concealment
kən-ˈsēl-mənt
noun 
Synonyms
- bury
- cache
- ensconce
- hide
- secrete
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Example Sentences
The sunglasses conceal her eyes. The controls are concealed behind a panel. The defendant is accused of attempting to conceal evidence. The editorial accused the government of concealing the truth. She could barely conceal her anger.
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Nathan Baird, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2022 Plus, making a false statement can be considered evidence of an attempt to conceal other criminal conduct. Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 The revelation that church officials directed an effort to conceal years of abuse in the Adams household sparked a criminal investigation of the Church by Cochise County attorney and a civil lawsuit by three of the Adams' children. The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022 Black Lotus Labs said the command and control infrastructure used in the campaign is intentionally complex in an attempt to conceal what's happening. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 28 June 2022 New satellite images show what appear to be mass graves near Mariupol, and local officials accused Russia of burying up to 9,000 Ukrainian civilians there in an effort to conceal the slaughter taking place in the siege of the port city. Yesica Fisch, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2022 At least that’s what the purveyors of the Russia collusion hoax are now peddling to the judiciary, part of a last-ditch effort to conceal the truth of their actions. Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2022 Wichita Falls police responded to 911 calls and easily found Brown, who made no effort to conceal the pocketknife. Dennis Rudner, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Jan. 2022 Most shocking of all, their reporting revealed how the EPA told its own scientists not to publicize the data, in an effort to conceal the agency’s negligence in reining in polluters. Stat Staff, STAT, 4 Jan. 2022 See More
Nathan Baird, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2022 Plus, making a false statement can be considered evidence of an attempt to conceal other criminal conduct. Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 The revelation that church officials directed an effort to conceal years of abuse in the Adams household sparked a criminal investigation of the Church by Cochise County attorney and a civil lawsuit by three of the Adams' children. The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022 Black Lotus Labs said the command and control infrastructure used in the campaign is intentionally complex in an attempt to conceal what's happening. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 28 June 2022 New satellite images show what appear to be mass graves near Mariupol, and local officials accused Russia of burying up to 9,000 Ukrainian civilians there in an effort to conceal the slaughter taking place in the siege of the port city. Yesica Fisch, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2022 At least that’s what the purveyors of the Russia collusion hoax are now peddling to the judiciary, part of a last-ditch effort to conceal the truth of their actions. Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2022 Wichita Falls police responded to 911 calls and easily found Brown, who made no effort to conceal the pocketknife. Dennis Rudner, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Jan. 2022 Most shocking of all, their reporting revealed how the EPA told its own scientists not to publicize the data, in an effort to conceal the agency’s negligence in reining in polluters. Stat Staff, STAT, 4 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English concelen, borrowed from Anglo-French conceler, borrowed from Latin concēlāre, from con- con- + cēlāre "to hide, keep secret," probably derivative of an unattested lengthened-grade noun formed from the Indo-European verb base *ḱel- "cover, conceal," whence Latin occulere "to hide from view, keep secret" (from *ob-cel-), Old Irish ceilid "(s/he) hides," Welsh celaf "(I) hide," Germanic *hel-a- "hide" (whence Old English, Old Saxon & Old High German helan "to hide, keep secret")
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
conceal
verb
con·ceal kən-ˈsēl
concealed; concealing
1
: to hide from sight
The safe was concealed behind a large painting.
2
: to keep secret
He managed to conceal his true identity.
Legal Definition
conceal
transitive verb
con·ceal
1
: to prevent disclosure of or fail to disclose (as a provision in a contract) especially in violation of a duty to disclose
2
a
: to place out of sight
Note: A weapon need only be placed out of ordinary observation in order to be considered a concealed weapon.
b
: to prevent or hinder recognition, discovery, or recovery of
concealing stolen property
concealers
noun
as in shields
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- shields
- blankets
- veils
- screens
- blinds
- masks
- coverings
- curtains
- robes
- hoods
- shrouds
- wraps
- cloaks
- mantles
- covers
- cover-ups
- glosses
- penumbrae
- veneers
- disguises
- varnishes
- covertures
- camouflages
- penumbras
- fig leafs
- palls
- copes
- fig leaves
- Trojan horses
- facades
- façades
- Potemkin villages
- faces