conceal B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /kənˈsil/ UK /kənˈsiːl/ See IPA manual Freq #10794 Meanings 1 verb to hide something so that it cannot be seen or found out He tried to conceal the truth about his health. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to hide something so that... cover uphidesecrete ↔ Opposites admitrevealuncover Word family Forms concealedconcealingconcealsunconcealedunconcealing Etymology AI details From Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler (“hide, disguise”), from Latin concelāre, infinitive of concelō (“carefully disguise”). *ḱel- (cover) Proto-Indo-European concelen Middle English conceler Old French concelāre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # conceal **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kənˈsil/ **IPA (UK):** /kənˈsiːl/ **Frequency rank:** 10794 ## Meanings 1. to hide something so that it cannot be seen or found out ## Examples - He tried to conceal the truth about his health. ## Antonyms - admit - reveal - uncover ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *ḱel- (cover) - Root: concelen - Root: conceler - Root: concelāre ## Etymology From Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler (“hide, disguise”), from Latin concelāre, infinitive of concelō (“carefully disguise”). ## AI Etymology conceal is a verb. It is from Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler (“hide, disguise”), from Latin concelāre, infinitive of concelō (“carefully disguise”). Historical forms in the chain include *ḱel- (cover) (Proto-Indo-European), concelen (Middle English), conceler (Old French), and concelāre (Latin). Current senses include to hide something so that it cannot be seen or found out. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown