Conceal definition

kən-sēl

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To put out of sight; hide.

verb

To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.

verb

To keep from another's knowledge; keep secret.

verb

The definition of conceal means to keep something hidden or secret.

An example of conceal is hiding old love letters from a spouse.

verb

To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

He tried to conceal the truth about his health.

verb

Origin of conceal

Middle English concelen from Old French conceler from Latin concēlāre com- intensive pref. com– cēlāre to hide kel-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French conceler (“hide, disguise”), from Latin concelāre, infinitive of concelō (“carefully disguise”).

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