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CONCACAF
concatenate
concatenation
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concavity
concavo-concave
concavo-convex
conceal
concealer
concede
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conceited
conceivable
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conceal

con·ceal [ kən sl ] (past and past participle con·cealed, present participle con·ceal·ing, 3rd person present singular con·ceals)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. hide person or thing: to put or keep something or somebody out of sight, or prevent the person or thing from being found
The evidence was carefully concealed.

2. hide fact or feeling: to keep something secret, or prevent it from being known

[13th century. Via French< Latin concelare "hide well" < celare "hide"]

con·ceal·a·ble adjective
con·ceal·ment noun
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