conceal

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conceal

/kənˈsiːl/ UK
/kənˈsil/ US

Rhymes with -iːl, -iəl

Where it comes from

From Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler (“hide, disguise”), from Latin concēlō, concēlāre (“carefully disguise”).

verb conceals · concealing · concealed

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.
Similar: cover up, hide, obfuscate, secrete

Opposite: reveal, uncover, admit

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hold in, hold back, hide, dissemble, disguise, subdue, withhold, hidden, deny, suppress, obscure, dodge, disappear, keep, ignore, overshadow

verb

Opposite: reveal, uncover, admit

Translations

Every language

verb to hide something

한국어	숨기다 sumgida, 감추다 gamchuda
日本語	隠す kakusu
中文	隱瞞 /隐瞒 yǐnmán, 隱藏 /隐藏 yǐncáng, 藏 cáng, 掩蓋 /掩盖 yǎngài, 遮掩 zhēyăn
हिन्दी	छिपाना chipānā
Kiswahili	kuficha
Português	esconder, omitir
Français	dissimuler, cacher
Deutsch	verbergen, verheimlichen, verschleiern, verschweigen, verstecken
Italiano	nascondere, celare, occultare
Ελληνικά	αποκρύπτω apokrýpto
Română	ascunde
Русский	скрыва́ть skryvátʹ, скры́ть skrýtʹ, пря́тать prjátatʹ, спря́тать sprjátatʹ, таи́ть taítʹ, ута́ивать utáivatʹ
Tiếng Việt	giấu, che giấu, che đậy, giấu giếm
العربية	أَخْفَى ʔaḵfā

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@misc{conceal_2026,
  title = {conceal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/conceal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}