esconder

Meaning

to hide

Concepts

hide

conceal

cover

secrete

obscure

bury

dissemble

shelter

encryption

ensconce

occuring

harbor

harbour

reserve

screen

blot out

obliterate

veil

hide out

hold back

hold in

duck

escape

obstruct

sneak

stow

hoard

keep back

keep someone in the dark

instant messaging

Hyphenated as

es‧con‧der

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eskonˈdeɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish esconder, from an original asconder (via replacement of the prefix with es-), from Latin abscondere. It formerly showed the expected diphthongization of stressed Latin /ŏ/ in rhizotonic conjugations (cf. older escuendo), but this was later levelled out by analogy with arrhizotonic conjugations. Doublet of absconder and cognate with English abscond.