Conceal

Definition of Conceal

Con`ceal´   Pronunciation: kǒn`sēl´
v. t.1.To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of.
[imp. & p. p. Concealed (kǒn*sēld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Concealing.]
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing.
- Prov. xxv. 2.
Declare ye among the nations, . . . publish and conceal not.
- Jer. l. 2.
He which finds him shall deserve our thanks, . . .
He that conceals him, death.
- Shak.
Bur double griefs afflict concealing hearts.
- Spenser.
Both dissemble deeply their affections.
- Shak.
We have in these words a primary sense, which reveals a future state, and a secondary sense, which hides and secretes it.
- Warburton.

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becloud, befog, blanket, blind, bosom, bury, cache, camouflage, classify, cloak, cloud, cover up, curtain, dissemble, distract attention from, ditch, eclipse, ensconce, enshroud, envelop, file and forget, gloss over, hold out on, in petto, keep, keep back, keep between us, keep buttoned up, keep close, keep dark, keep from, keep hidden, keep in ignorance, keep mum, keep secret, keep snug, keep under cover, keep under wraps, make no sign, never let on, not give away, not tell, obfuscate, obscure, occult, play dumb, shade, shroud, slur over, stash, varnish, whitewash, withhold
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