Conceal
11conceal */*/ — UK [kənˈsiːl] / US [kənˈsɪl] verb [transitive] Word forms conceal : present tense I/you/we/they conceal he/she/it conceals present participle concealing past tense concealed past participle concealed formal 1) a) to prevent someone from seeing or …
12conceal — verb ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ partially, partly ▪ barely, scarcely ▪ He waited with barely concealed impatience. ▪ …
13conceal — To keep facts secret or withhold them from the knowledge of another; to hide or secrete physical objects from sight or observation. Gerry v Dunham, 57 Me 334, 339. As the word appears in a statute prescribing a ground for attachment, to conceal… …
14conceal — con|ceal [kənˈsi:l] v [T] formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: conceler, from Latin concelare, from com ( COM ) + celare to hide ] 1.) to hide something carefully ▪ The shadows concealed her as she crept up to the house. ▪ The path was… …
15conceal — v. (D; tr.) to conceal from * * * [kən siːl] (D; tr.) to conceal from …
16conceal — con|ceal [ kən sil ] verb transitive FORMAL ** 1. ) to hide something so that it cannot be found: The letters had been concealed under a mattress. a ) to cover something so that it is hidden: A long velvet curtain concealed a small doorway. 2. )… …
17conceal — verb (T) formal 1 to hide something carefully: Customs officers found the cannabis concealed inside the case. | The path was concealed by long grass. 2 to hide your real feelings or the truth: conceal sth from sb: Don t try to conceal anyting… …
18conceal — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English concelen, from Anglo French conceler, from Latin concelare, from com + celare to hide more at hell Date: 14th century 1. to prevent disclosure or recognition of < conceal the truth > …
19conceal — concealable, adj. concealability, n. concealedly, adv. concealedness, n. concealer, n. /keuhn seel /, v.t. 1. to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat. 2. to keep secret; to… …
20conceal — 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. Syn: hide, obfuscate, secrete …
