Conceal

Meaning

Conceal means to hide someone or something from view, knowledge, or discovery, especially deliberately.

Pronunciation

/kənˈsiːl/

Word Forms

• Base form: conceal
• Past tense: concealed
• Past participle: concealed
• Present participle: concealing
• Noun: concealment
• Adjective: concealed

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

• conceal the truth — to hide the truth from someone.
• conceal a secret — to prevent a secret from being discovered.
• conceal evidence — to deliberately hide evidence from others.
• conceal one's feelings — to prevent others from seeing or understanding one's emotions.
• conceal one's identity — to hide who one really is.
• conceal a weapon — to hide a weapon so that it cannot easily be seen.

Example Sentences

• She tried to conceal her disappointment behind a smile.
• He carefully concealed the letter inside an old book.
• The investigation revealed an attempt to conceal the truth.
• She could not conceal her excitement when she heard the news.
• The painting had been concealed behind a curtain for decades.

Literary Example

Example:

“To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.”

— Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Here, conceal means to hide or keep something from being seen or known. Wilde uses the word in the context of artistic creation, suggesting that art may reveal something while simultaneously hiding the identity or personality of its creator.

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