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concealconceal /kənˈsil/ ●●○ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYconcealOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French conceler, from Latin concelare, from com- + celare to hide VERB TABLEconceal |
| Present | I, you, we, they | conceal | | he, she, it | conceals | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | concealed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have concealed | | he, she, it | has concealed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had concealed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will conceal | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have concealed |
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| Present | I | am concealing | | he, she, it | is concealing | | you, we, they | are concealing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was concealing | | you, we, they | were concealing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been concealing | | he, she, it | has been concealing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been concealing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be concealing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been concealing |
THESAURUS to deliberately put or keep something in a place where it cannot easily be seen or found► hide to deliberately put or keep something in a place where it cannot easily be seen or found: Marcia hid the pictures in the back of the closet. ► cover (up) to put something over something else in order to hide it: He quickly covered the unwrapped presents with a blanket. ► conceal formal to hide something carefully: Several pounds of cocaine were concealed in the trunk of the car. ► secrete formal to hide something in a secret place. Used especially in writing: The money had been secreted somewhere within the house. ► disguise to make someone or something look different so that other people do not recognize him, her, or it: The security camera is disguised as a rock so you don’t even notice it. ► camouflage to hide something by making it look the same as the things around it: The soldiers were camouflaged in green and brown and nearly disappeared in the forest. 1to hide someone or something carefully SYN hide: The bomb was concealed in a portable radio.conceal yourself The children made no effort to conceal themselves.► see thesaurus at hide12to hide your real feelings or the truth SYN hide OPP reveal: Cal could barely conceal his disappointment.conceal something from somebody Dana concealed her pregnancy from her family and friends.3to make something difficult to see by being in front of it or over it SYN hide: A hat concealed her graying hair. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French conceler, from Latin concelare, from com- + celare to hide]—concealed adjective: a concealed weapon—concealment noun [uncountable] |