conceal

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English

Etymology

From Old French conceler (“hide, disguise”) < Latin concelāre, infinitive of concelō (“carefully disguise”).

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Verb

to conceal (third-person singular simple present conceals, present participle concealing, simple past and past participle concealed)

  1. (transitive) 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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