conceal
To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.
Example
“He tried to conceal the truth about his health.”
Synonyms
- cover up
- hide
- secrete
Antonyms
- reveal
- admit
Related words
- concealability
- concealable
- reconceal
- semiconceal
- unconceal
- concealing
- concealed
- concealer
- concealment
Word history
From Old French "conceler" (hide, disguise).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “conceal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.