Conceal Definition

kən-sēl

concealed, concealing, conceals

verb

concealed, concealing, conceals

To put out of sight; hide.

Webster's New World

To keep from another's knowledge; keep secret.

Webster's New World

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

He tried to conceal the truth about his health.

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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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