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Dictionary: con·ceal   (kən-sēl') pronunciation
 
tr.v., -cealed, -ceal·ing, -ceals.

To keep from being seen, found, 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.]

concealable con·ceal'a·ble adj.
concealment con·ceal'ment n.
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verb

  1. To cut off from sight: block (out), hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud, shut off (or out). See show/hide.
  2. To prevent (something) from being known: cloak, cover (up), enshroud, hide, hush (up), mask, shroud, veil. Idioms: keep under cover, keep under wraps. See show/hide.
  3. To put or keep out of sight: bury, cache, ensconce, hide, occult, secrete. Slang plant, stash. See show/hide.

 
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v

Definition: hide, disguise
Antonyms: disclose, divulge, expose, lay bare, let out, open, reveal, show, tell, uncover


 
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v

To hide; secrete; withhold from the knowledge of others.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To hide or keep secret.

pronunciation Aunt Ellen wanted to conceal her age.

 
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skjule, fortie

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbergen, geheimhouden

Français (French)
v. tr. - cacher, dissimuler

Deutsch (German)
v. - verbergen, verheimlichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κρύβω, αποκρύπτω, συγκαλύπτω, παραλλάσσω (κν. καμουφλάρω, μασκαρεύω)

Italiano (Italian)
nascondere, celare, occultare, dissimulare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ocultar, dissimular

Русский (Russian)
прятать, скрывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - esconder, ocultar, disimular, encubrir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dölja, hemlighålla, skymma

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
隐蔽, 隐藏, 隐瞒

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 隱蔽, 隱藏, 隱瞞

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 숨기다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 隠す, 秘密にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أخفى, خبأ, حجب, ستر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החביא, הסתיר‬


 
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