con
ceal
Third Person
conceals
Present Participle
concealing
Past Tense
concealed
Past Participle
concealed
1
to carefully cover or hide something or someone
transitive
- The spy used a hat and sunglasses to conceal her identity.
- He tried to conceal the gift behind his back until the right moment.
- The camouflage helped the soldiers conceal themselves in the dense forest.
- She used a scarf to conceal the fresh bruise on her neck.
- The hidden door was designed to conceal the entrance to the secret passage.
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2
to keep something hidden so others don’t know about it
transitive
- She tried to conceal her excitement about the surprise.
- He concealed his true feelings to avoid conflict.
- The spy concealed important information from everyone.
- She concealed her identity by wearing a mask.
- They concealed the truth to avoid hurting anyone.