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| con·ceal [ kən sl ] (past and past participle con·cealed, present participle con·ceal·ing, 3rd person present singular con·ceals) |
transitive verb |
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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.
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2. hide fact or feeling: to keep something secret, or prevent it from being known
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| [13th century. Via French< Latin concelare "hide well" < celare "hide"] |
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| con·ceal·a·ble adjective |
| con·ceal·ment noun |
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