- to keep from discovery; hide
- to keep secret
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•ceal /kənˈsil/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]
con•ceal•er, n. [countable]
con•ceal•ment, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to hide;
cover or keep from sight: A high wall concealed the house. - to keep secret;
avoid disclosing: to conceal one's true motives.
con•ceal•er, n. [countable]
con•ceal•ment, n. [uncountable]
con•ceal
(kən sēl′),USA pronunciation v.t.
con•ceal′a•ble, adj.
con•ceal′a•bil′i•ty, n.
con•ceal′ed•ly, adv.
con•ceal′ed•ness, n.
con•ceal′er, n.
- to hide;
withdraw or remove from observation;
cover or keep from sight:He concealed the gun under his coat. - to keep secret;
to prevent or avoid disclosing or divulging:to conceal one's identity by using a false name.
- Latin concēlāre, equivalent. to con- con- + cēlāre to hide (akin to hull1, Greek koleón scabbard (see coleoptera); compare occult)
- Anglo-French conceler
- Middle English conselen, concelen 1275–1325
con•ceal′a•bil′i•ty, n.
con•ceal′ed•ly, adv.
con•ceal′ed•ness, n.
con•ceal′er, n.
- 1. See hide 1.
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conceal /kənˈsiːl/ vb (transitive)
'concealed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abstruse
- ambush
- black money
- bootleg
- bug
- card
- catch
- clandestine
- classified
- come out
- cover
- covert
- cryptic
- crypto-
- debouch
- debug
- escritoire
- exposed
- frisk
- hidden
- indirect lighting
- invisible
- low
- lurk
- mystery
- nestle
- pit
- pitfall
- Q-ship
- reveal
- search
- secret
- shady
- sniper
- tap
- telltale
- tortricid
- Trojan Horse
- tuck
- underbelly
- underlying
- unseal
- unveil
- ambuscade
- ambush bug
- apparent
- blind
- bosomed
- bridge
- burn