Dictionary

conceal en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /kənˈsil/ (General-American)
• (General-American) audio
• /kənˈsiːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler (“hide, disguise”), from Latin concēlō, concēlāre (“carefully disguise”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.
   • He tried to conceal the truth about his health.
   • Utah has allowed for permitless open and concealed carry of weapons since 2021. But before the passage of HB 128, firearms had to be concealed when carried on college campuses. 2025 September 14, Abené Clayton, “Utah campus open carry law under fresh scrutiny after Charlie Kirk shooting”, in The Guardian:
   • Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban's was a presence not to be concealed. 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter II, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

Forms

Antonyms

reveal · admit · uncover

Deriveds

semiconceal · concealability · reconceal · concealment · concealable · concealer · concealed · unconceal · concealing

Synonyms

hide · secrete · cover up · obfuscate

Translations (171)

ang mīþan (to hide something) · be таі́ць (to hide something) · cmn 掩蓋 /掩盖 (to hide something) · it occultare (to hide something) · mn нуух (to hide something) · nl verstoppen (to hide something) · vi giấu (to hide something) · is hylja (to hide something) · ro ascunde (to hide something) · nl versteken (to hide something) · ary خبّا (to hide something) · it celare (to hide something) · sh krȉti (to hide something) · th บัง (to hide something) · ru спря́тать (to hide something) · sw kuficha (to hide something) · my ကွယ် (to hide something) · it nascondere (to hide something) · sv gömma (to hide something) · uk таї́ти (to hide something) · pl skrywać (to hide something) · ru таи́ть (to hide something) · mk сокрие (to hide something) · th ซ่อน (to hide something) · fi kätkeä (to hide something) · de verschleiern (to hide something) · th ปกปิด (to hide something) · fa پنهان کردن (to hide something) · be утаі́ць (to hide something) · sh sàkriti (to hide something) · got 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌰𐌽 (to hide something) · et peitma (to hide something) · fr dissimuler (to hide something) · mi tauhuna (to hide something) · nn stikke under stol (to hide something) · nn gøyme (to hide something) · ca amagar (to hide something) · cs zakrývat (to hide something) · cs ukrýt (to hide something) · hu elkendőz (to hide something) · cmn 隱瞞 /隐瞒 (to hide something) · bho झांपल (to hide something) · wa muchî (to hide something) · ru скрыва́ть (to hide something) · eo kaŝi (to hide something) · kea bafa (to hide something) · nn skjule (to hide something) · tpi karamapim (to hide something) · ota اورتمك (to hide something) · mi tārehu (to hide something) · nmn !n̥áʻa (to hide something) · ko 감추다 (to hide something) · id menyembunyikan (to hide something) · hy թաքցնել (to hide something) · ary درّق (to hide something) · be скры́ць (to hide something) · io celar (to hide something) · uk схова́ти (to hide something) · fy ferbergje (to hide something) · da gemme (to hide something) · lo ປິດບັງ (to hide something) · cs skrývat (to hide something) · pl skryć (to hide something) · cmn 藏 (to hide something) · ca ocultar (to hide something) · ru ута́ивать (to hide something) · th ปิดบัง (to hide something) · my ဝှက် (to hide something) · ga ceil (to hide something) · de verbergen (to hide something) · de verstecken (to hide something) · fi salata (to hide something) · bg кри́я (to hide something) · vi che đậy (to hide something) · uk хова́ти (to hide something) · yi אויסבאַהאַלטן (to hide something) · nb skjule (to hide something) · pt omitir (to hide something) · be скрыва́ць (to hide something) · be уто́йваць (to hide something) · fr cacher (to hide something) · id menyamarkan (to hide something) · th เก็บงำ (to hide something) · be хава́ць (to hide something) · wa muchyî (to hide something) · ru скры́ть (to hide something) · sk schovávať (to hide something) · km លាក់ (to hide something) · pl schować (to hide something) · hu titkol (to hide something) · tr gizlemek (to hide something) · lo ກຳບັງ (to hide something) · ur چھپانا (to hide something) · si සැඟවීම (to hide something) · cmn 遮掩 (to hide something) · sq fsheh (to hide something) · mi whakangaro (to hide something) · eu estali (to hide something) · cmn 隱藏 /隐藏 (to hide something) · mk крие (to hide something) · fi peittää (to hide something) · ka მალავს (to hide something) · nn forteie (to hide something) · nn dekkje over (to hide something) · cs ukrývat (to hide something) · sq myll (to hide something) · az danmaq (to hide something) · el αποκρύπτω (to hide something) · hu leplez (to hide something) · uk ута́ювати (to hide something) · txb tuk- (to hide something) · bg скри́я (to hide something) · vi che giấu (to hide something) · sk skryť (to hide something) · sl skrivati (to hide something) · de verheimlichen (to hide something) · zza nımnayen (to hide something) · cy celu (to hide something) · ja 隠す (to hide something) · grc κρύπτω (to hide something) · bg скрива́м (to hide something) · pt esconder (to hide something) · cs skrýt (to hide something) · my လျှို (to hide something) · pl ukryć (to hide something) · ckb شاردنەوە (to hide something) · ru утаи́ть (to hide something) · vi giấu giếm (to hide something) · lo ຊຸ້ມ (to hide something) · gl esconder (to hide something) · cs zakrýt (to hide something) · gl agochar (to hide something) · nb stikke under stol (to hide something) · egy i-mn:n-A4 (to hide something) · pl chować (to hide something) · ar أَخْفَى (to hide something) · km បាំង (to hide something) · cs schovávat (to hide something) · sa गूहति (to hide something) · da skjule (to hide something) · sk schovať (to hide something) · sv dölja (to hide something) · nb fortie (to hide something) · ko 숨기다 (to hide something) · lt slėpti (to hide something) · cs schovat (to hide something) · hi छिपाना (to hide something) · hu eltitkol (to hide something) · tg пинҳон кардан (to hide something) · is fela (to hide something) · uk утаї́ти (to hide something) · tl itago (to hide something) · hu elrejt (to hide something) · sl skriti (to hide something) · la cēlō (to hide something) · sh са̀крити (to hide something) · sk skrývať (to hide something) · nb gjemme (to hide something) · su nyumputkeun (to hide something) · be схава́ць (to hide something) · ru пря́тать (to hide something) · et varjama (to hide something) · az gizlətmək (to hide something) · nb dekke over (to hide something) · sh кри̏ти (to hide something) · de verschweigen (to hide something) · nl verbergen (to hide something) · la occulō (to hide something) · my ပုန်း (to hide something) · pl ukrywać (to hide something) · lv slēpt (to hide something)