conceal
verb [T] /kənˈsiːl/Definition
C2 to prevent something from being seen or known about: The listening device was concealed in a pen. I tried to conceal my surprise when she told me her age. It was said that the police concealed vital evidence. Is there something you're concealing from me? → Synonym hide verbHiding and disguising concealed /-ˈsiːld/ adjective › The robbery had been recorded on a concealed security camera. He was carrying a concealed weapon. The room had concealed lighting.Hiding and disguising
(Definition of conceal verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be holed up idiom
- camouflage noun
- cloak verb
- concealment noun
- cover your tracks idiom
- cover/hide a multitude of sins idiom
- fig leaf noun (FALSE)
- hiding noun (PLACE)
- hit the deck idiom
- hole up (somewhere) phrasal verb
- illusion noun
- incognito adverb
- prowl noun
- secrete verb (HIDE)
- shroud noun (HIDE)
- shroud verb
- shut sth out phrasal verb
- sidle verb
- skulk verb
- smokescreen noun
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Hiding and disguising
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