conceal from sight

conceal from sight
index blind (obscure), hide

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  • Conceal — Con*ceal (k[o^]n*s[=e]l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concealed} (k[o^]n*s[=e]ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Concealing}.] [OF. conceler, L. concelare; con + celareto hide; akin to AS. helan, G. hehlen, E. hele (to cover), helmet. See {Hell}, {Helmet}.] To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • conceal — To keep facts secret or withhold them from the knowledge of another; to hide or secrete physical objects from sight or observation. Gerry v Dunham, 57 Me 334, 339. As the word appears in a statute prescribing a ground for attachment, to conceal… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • conceal — concealable, adj. concealability, n. concealedly, adv. concealedness, n. concealer, n. /keuhn seel /, v.t. 1. to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat. 2. to keep secret; to… …   Universalium

  • conceal — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. hide, screen, secrete, cover; see hide 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at hide . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. hide, cover, secrete, cloak, obscure, disguise, stash, lie low, camouflage, shield. ANT.: display, show, spotlight… …   English dictionary for students

  • conceal — con•ceal [[t]kənˈsil[/t]] v. t. 1) to hide; cover or keep from sight: A high wall concealed the house[/ex] 2) to keep secret; avoid disclosing or divulging: to conceal one s true motives[/ex] • Etymology: 1275–1325; MEconselen, concelen< AF… …   From formal English to slang

  • conceal — /kənˈsil / (say kuhn seel) verb (t) 1. to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight. 2. to forbear to disclose or divulge. {Middle English concele(n), from Old French conceler, from Latin concēlāre hide} –concealed,… …  

  • conceal — To hide, secrete, or withhold from the knowledge of others. To withhold from utterance or declaration. To cover or keep from sight. To hide or withdraw from observation, or prevent discovery of. People v. Eddington, 201 Cal.App.2d 574, 20… …   Black's law dictionary

  • conceal — To hide, secrete, or withhold from the knowledge of others. To withhold from utterance or declaration. To cover or keep from sight. To hide or withdraw from observation, or prevent discovery of. People v. Eddington, 201 Cal.App.2d 574, 20… …   Black's law dictionary

  • conceal — con·ceal vt 1: to prevent disclosure of or fail to disclose (as a provision in a contract) esp. in violation of a duty to disclose 2 a: to place out of sight ◇ A weapon need only be placed out of ordinary observation in order to be considered a… …   Law dictionary

  • conceal — [kən sēl′] vt. [ME concelen < OFr conceler < L concelare, to hide < com , together + celare, to hide < IE base * k̑el, to hide, conceal > HALL, HULL1, Gr kalyptein] 1. to put out of sight; hide 2. to keep from another s knowledge;… …   English World dictionary

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