conceal
conceal
verb (conceals, concealed, concealed, concealing)
/kənˈsiːl/
(formal)
​to hide somebody/something
conceal somebody/something The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster.
conceal somebody/something from somebody/something For a long time his death was concealed from her.
Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.
She sat down to conceal the fact that she was trembling.
Synonyms hide
SEE ALSO ill-concealed
Collocations
adverb
completely
partially
partly
verb + conceal
be able to
be unable to
try to…
preposition
from
Word Origin
Middle English: from Old French conceler, from Latin concelare, from con- ‘completely’ + celare ‘hide’.