conceal (redirected from conceals)

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.

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[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.]

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con·ceala·ble adj.

con·cealment n.

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conceal [kənˈsiːl]

vb (tr)

1. to keep from discovery; hide

2. to keep secret

[from Old French conceler, from Latin concēlāre, from com- (intensive) + cēlāre to hide]

concealable  adj

concealer  n

concealment  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	conceal - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" hide veil - to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces" secrete - place out of sight; keep secret; "The money was secreted from his children" obstruct, block - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" cover - spread over a surface to conceal or protect; "This paint covers well" bosom - hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters" bury - cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas" cover up, cover - hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House" shield, harbour, harbor - hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him" becloud, befog, fog, haze over, obnubilate, obscure, mist, cloud - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" disguise, mask - make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank" sweep under the rug - to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others; "The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug" lurk, skulk - lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
	2.	conceal - hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well" hold in, hold back occult - hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes"

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conceal

verb

1. hide, bury, stash (informal), secrete, cover, screen, disguise, obscure, camouflage The device, concealed in a dustbin, was defused by police.
hide show, reveal, display, expose, unveil, uncover, lay bare

2. keep secret, hide, disguise, mask, suppress, veil, dissemble, draw a veil over, keep dark, keep under your hat Robert could not conceal his relief.
keep secret show, reveal, display, expose, disclose, divulge, unmask

Translations

conceal [kənˈsiːl] VT [+ object, news] → ocultar; [+ emotions, thoughts] → disimular (Jur) → encubrir
concealed lighting → luces fpl indirectas
concealed turning (Aut) → cruce m poco visible

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conceal [kənˈsiːl] vt

[+ object] → cacher, dissimuler

[+ information, fact, news, secret, truth] → cacher, dissimuler

[+ emotions, feelings] → cacher, dissimuler

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conceal

vt (= hide) object, emotions, thoughts → verbergen; (= keep secret) → verheimlichen (sth from sb jdm etw); why did they conceal this information from us? → warum hat man uns diese Informationen vorenthalten?; to conceal the fact that … → (die Tatsache) verheimlichen, dass …; the chameleon was completely concealed against its background → das Chamäleon war nicht mehr von seiner Umgebung zu unterscheiden

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conceal [kənˈsiːl] vt to conceal (sth from sb) → nascondere (qc a qn); (news) → tenere nascosto/a (qc a qn)
concealed lighting → illuminazione f indiretta

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conceal [kənˈsiːl] vt to conceal (sth from sb) → nascondere (qc a qn); (news) → tenere nascosto/a (qc a qn)
concealed lighting → illuminazione f indiretta

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conceal

v conceal [kənˈsiːl]

to hide or keep secret He concealed his disappointment from his friends. verberg, verskuil, versteek, wegsteek; bedek, verswyg, geheim hou, toehou, verheimlik; maskeer يُخْفي прикривам ukrýt, zatajit skjule verbergen κρύβω ocultar, disimular varjama پنهان کردن kätkeä, salata dissimuler לְהַסתִיר छिपाना prikriti, sakriti elrejt menyembunyikan hylja, leyna nascondere 隠す 숨기다 (nu)slėpti, laikyti paslaptyje noslēpt; noklusēt menyembunyikan verbergen gjemme, skjule; fortie ukrywać esconder a ascunde скрывать skrývať prikri(va)ti prikriti dölja, hemlighålla ปกปิด; เก็บเป็นความลับ gizlemek, saklamak 隱藏，隱瞞 приховувати; замовчувати چھپانا ، پوشیدہ کرنا che đậy 隐瞒

n conˈcealment

verberging; verborgenheid; bedekking, verswyging, geheimhouding, verheimliking; verdoeseling إخْفاء، كِتْمان укриване utajování, zatajování skjul; fortielse die Geheimhaltung απόκρυψη ocultación, encubrimiento varjamine اختفا salaaminen dissimulation הַסתָרָה, הַעֲלָמָה छिपाव sakrivanje, zatajivanje elrejtés penyembunyian leynd il nascondere 隠すこと 숨기기 (nu)slėpimas noslēpšana; noklusēšana persembunyian geheimhouding fortielse, hemmeligholdelse; skjul, tilfluktssted zatajenie encobrimento disimulare сокрытие zatajenie prikrivanje prikrivanje döljande, hemlighållande การปกปิด; การเก็บเป็นความลับ gizleme, saklama 隱藏，隱瞞 затаювання; приховування اخفاء hành động che dấu 隐蔽