conceal

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US /kənˈsil/ UK /kənˈsiːl/ See IPA manual

verb Freq #10794

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verb
to hide something so that it cannot be seen or found out

He tried to conceal the truth about his health.

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1 verb · to hide something so that... cover uphide secrete

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admit reveal uncover

Word family

Forms concealedconcealingconcealsunconcealedunconcealing

Etymology

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

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# 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.

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