conceal

Meaning

To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

Synonyms

hide

cover

cover up

secrete

disguise

keep secret

obscure

veil

suppress

bury

dissemble

screen

shut

cloak

hush up

mask

😷

wrap

shield

🛡️

camouflage

shroud

dissimulate

hide away

keep back

seclude

repress

stash

hold back

dodge

shelter

deny

cover over

keep secretly

deceive

steal

slip

smother

tuck away

wait for me

ensconce

secret

㊙️

occult

obstruct

overshadow

obliterate

block

clothe

hold in

mantle

guise

deposit

Translations

cacher

verbergen

nascondere

dissimuler

ocultar

verstecken

esconder

verbergen

esconder

verstoppen

verhehlen

gizlemek

αποκρύπτω

celare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈsiːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: concelen

In summary

From Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler (“hide, disguise”), from Latin concelāre, infinitive of concelō (“carefully disguise”).