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conceal
con·ceal C0542700 (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.conceal (kənˈsiːl) vb (tr) 1. to keep from discovery; hide2. to keep secret[C14: from Old French conceler, from Latin concēlāre, from com- (intensive) + cēlāre to hide] conˈcealable adj conˈcealer n conˈcealment ncon•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. conceal
Past participle: concealed
Gerund: concealing
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| I conceal | | you conceal | | he/she/it conceals | | we conceal | | you conceal | | they conceal |
| Preterite |
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| I concealed | | you concealed | | he/she/it concealed | | we concealed | | you concealed | | they concealed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am concealing | | you are concealing | | he/she/it is concealing | | we are concealing | | you are concealing | | they are concealing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have concealed | | you have concealed | | he/she/it has concealed | | we have concealed | | you have concealed | | they have concealed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was concealing | | you were concealing | | he/she/it was concealing | | we were concealing | | you were concealing | | they were concealing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had concealed | | you had concealed | | he/she/it had concealed | | we had concealed | | you had concealed | | they had concealed |
| Future |
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| I will conceal | | you will conceal | | he/she/it will conceal | | we will conceal | | you will conceal | | they will conceal |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have concealed | | you will have concealed | | he/she/it will have concealed | | we will have concealed | | you will have concealed | | they will have concealed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be concealing | | you will be concealing | | he/she/it will be concealing | | we will be concealing | | you will be concealing | | they will be concealing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been concealing | | you have been concealing | | he/she/it has been concealing | | we have been concealing | | you have been concealing | | they have been concealing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been concealing | | you will have been concealing | | he/she/it will have been concealing | | we will have been concealing | | you will have been concealing | | they will have been concealing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been concealing | | you had been concealing | | he/she/it had been concealing | | we had been concealing | | you had been concealing | | they had been concealing |
| Conditional |
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| I would conceal | | you would conceal | | he/she/it would conceal | | we would conceal | | you would conceal | | they would conceal |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have concealed | | you would have concealed | | he/she/it would have concealed | | we would have concealed | | you would have concealed | | they would have concealed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | conceal - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"hideveil - 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"lurk, skulk - lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner | | 2. | conceal - hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well"hold in, hold backoccult - hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes" |
concealverb1. hide, bury, stash (informal), secrete, cover, screen, disguise, obscure, camouflage The device, concealed in a dustbin, was defused by police.
hide show, reveal, display, expose, unveil, uncover, lay bare2. keep secret, hide, disguise, mask, suppress, veil, dissemble, draw a veil over, keep dark, keep under your hat Robert could not conceal his relief.
keep secret show, reveal, display, expose, disclose, divulge, unmaskconcealverb1. To cut off from sight:block (out), hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud, shut off (or out).2. To prevent (something) from being known:cloak, cover (up), enshroud, hide, hush (up), mask, shroud, veil.Idioms: keep under cover, keep under wraps.3. To put or keep out of sight:bury, cache, ensconce, hide, occult, secrete.Slang: plant, stash.Translationsconceal (kənˈsiːl) verb to hide or keep secret. He concealed his disappointment from his friends. 隱藏，隱瞞 隐瞒conˈcealment noun 隱藏，隱瞞 隐蔽conceal
conceal (someone or something) from (someone or something)To hide someone or something from someone or something. If you conceal him from the authorities, you might end up getting arrested yourself. We need to conceal this from mom and dad so that we don't get in trouble.See also: concealconceal someone or something from someone or somethingto hide someone or something from someone or something. Are you trying to conceal something from me? I cannot conceal Roger from the police. Wecould notconceal the present from mom.See also: concealEncyclopediaSeeConcealmentconceal
Synonyms for concealverb hideSynonyms- hide
- bury
- stash
- secrete
- cover
- screen
- disguise
- obscure
- camouflage
Antonyms- show
- reveal
- display
- expose
- unveil
- uncover
- lay bare
verb keep secretSynonyms- keep secret
- hide
- disguise
- mask
- suppress
- veil
- dissemble
- draw a veil over
- keep dark
- keep under your hat
Antonyms- show
- reveal
- display
- expose
- disclose
- divulge
- unmask
Synonyms for concealverb to cut off from sightSynonyms- block
- hide
- obscure
- obstruct
- screen
- shroud
- shut off
verb to prevent (something) from being knownSynonyms- cloak
- cover
- enshroud
- hide
- hush
- mask
- shroud
- veil
verb to put or keep out of sightSynonyms- bury
- cache
- ensconce
- hide
- occult
- secrete
- plant
- stash
Synonyms for concealverb prevent from being seen or discoveredSynonymsRelated Words- veil
- secrete
- obstruct
- block
- cover
- bosom
- bury
- cover up
- shield
- harbour
- harbor
- becloud
- befog
- fog
- haze over
- obnubilate
- obscure
- mist
- cloud
- disguise
- mask
- sweep under the rug
- lurk
- skulk
verb hold backSynonymsRelated Words |