concealed; concealing; conceals
1
: to prevent disclosure or recognition of
conceal the truth
She could barely conceal her anger.
2
: to place out of sight
concealed himself behind the door
The defendant is accused of attempting to conceal evidence.
Examples of conceal in a Sentence
The sunglasses conceal her eyes.
The controls are concealed behind a panel.
The defendant is accused of attempting to conceal evidence.
The editorial accused the government of concealing the truth.
She could barely conceal her anger.
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That never happened, and the agency concealed the identities of the companies in the report.
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Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
With the mall purchase, the property owner, realtor and would-be developer also began publicly using an alias — Fabio de la Cruz — to conceal his wealth and protect his family's safety when traveling abroad to his and his wife's home countries.
—Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Nov. 2024
The officers then discovered 156 bricks, concealed inside rolling door cylinders.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The document, filed by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, has been redacted to conceal plot and character details about The Pitt, which is yet to be released.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
With the mall purchase, the property owner, realtor and would-be developer also began publicly using an alias — Fabio de la Cruz — to conceal his wealth and protect his family's safety when traveling abroad to his and his wife's home countries.
—Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Nov. 2024
The officers then discovered 156 bricks, concealed inside rolling door cylinders.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The document, filed by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, has been redacted to conceal plot and character details about The Pitt, which is yet to be released.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Conceal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conceal. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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conceal
verb
con·ceal
kən-ˈsē(ə)l 
1
: to keep secret
conceal a fact
2
: to hide from sight
carry a concealed weapon
concealer
noun
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