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concealment

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con·ceal  (kn-sl)
tr.v. con·cealed, con·ceal·ing, con·ceals
To keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; hide. See Synonyms at hide1.

[Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler, from Latin conclre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + clre, to hide; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

con·ceala·ble adj.
con·cealment n.

The protection from observation or surveillance. See also camouflage; cover; screen.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.concealmentconcealment - the condition of being concealed or hidden
isolation - a state of separation between persons or groups
covertness, hiddenness - the state of being covert and hidden
bosom - the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret"
confidentiality - the state of being secret; "you must respect the confidentiality of your client's communications"
hiding - the state of being hidden; "he went into hiding"
2.concealmentconcealment - a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"
blind - a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind"
camouflage - device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
shoji - a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper
stalking-horse - screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
3.concealment - the activity of keeping something secret
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
disguise, camouflage - the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"
mask - activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"
masking, screening, cover, covering - the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"
cover - a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent); "her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment"
cover-up - concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public
burying, burial - concealing something under the ground
smoke screen, smokescreen - an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"
stealth, stealing - avoiding detection by moving carefully
money laundering - concealing the source of illegally gotten money

concealment
noun
1. cover, hiding, camouflage, hiding place The criminals vainly sought concealment from the searchlight.
2. cover-up, disguise, keeping secret His concealment of his true motives was masterly.
cover-up showing, display, exposure, leak, revelation, give-away, uncovering, disclosure
Translations
concealment [kənˈsiːlmənt] N [of object] → ocultación f; [of emotion] → disimulación f (Jur) → encubrimiento m
place of concealmentescondrijo m
concealment [kənˈsiːlmənt] n
(keeping hidden) [person, criminal, stolen goods] → recel m
(keeping secret) [information, motives, documents] → dissimulation f
concealment
n (of facts)Verheimlichung f; (of evidence)Unterschlagung f; (of criminal)Gewährung fvon Unterschlupf (→ of an +acc); to come out of concealmentaus dem Versteck auftauchen; to stay in concealmentsich versteckt halten
concealment [kənˈsiːlmənt] nil nascondere; (of facts) → occultazione f; (of feelings) → dissimulazione f
concealment [kənˈsiːlmənt] nil nascondere; (of facts) → occultazione f; (of feelings) → dissimulazione f


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I could not see you without concealment--stay, I know what you are going to say,--it is other people's wrong feelings that make concealment necessary; but concealment is bad, however it may be caused.
And it was not the necessity of concealment, not the aim with which the concealment was contrived, but the process of concealment itself which attracted her.
But I hear some one exclaiming that the concealment of wickedness is often difficult; to which I answer, Nothing great is easy.
 
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