concealed; concealing; conceals
1
: to prevent disclosure or recognition of
conceal the truth
She could barely conceal her anger.
2
: to place out of sight
concealed himself behind the door
The defendant is accused of attempting to conceal evidence.
Examples of conceal in a Sentence
The sunglasses conceal her eyes.
The controls are concealed behind a panel.
The defendant is accused of attempting to conceal evidence.
The editorial accused the government of concealing the truth.
She could barely conceal her anger.
Recent Examples on the Web
Miguel’s journey may sway to a leisurely, elegiac art-film beat, but that rhythm barely conceals the pulsing machinery of a detective story.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
Agents with the Atlanta Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration seized over 2,500 pounds of crystal meth concealed among boxes of celery in the cargo area of a truck during an enforcement operation at the Atlanta State Farmers Market in Georgia last Thursday, the agency said.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
Celery was used to conceal more than 2,300 pounds of meth that federal agents discovered in a truck at a farmers market outside Atlanta, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said.
—CBS News, 13 Aug. 2024
But while prosecutors say Peters committed identity theft by taking Wood’s security badge and giving it to Hayes to conceal his identity, the defense says Wood was in on the scheme so Peters did not commit a crime by doing that.
—Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
Agents with the Atlanta Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration seized over 2,500 pounds of crystal meth concealed among boxes of celery in the cargo area of a truck during an enforcement operation at the Atlanta State Farmers Market in Georgia last Thursday, the agency said.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
Celery was used to conceal more than 2,300 pounds of meth that federal agents discovered in a truck at a farmers market outside Atlanta, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said.
—CBS News, 13 Aug. 2024
But while prosecutors say Peters committed identity theft by taking Wood’s security badge and giving it to Hayes to conceal his identity, the defense says Wood was in on the scheme so Peters did not commit a crime by doing that.
—Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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conceal
verb
con·ceal
kən-ˈsē(ə)l 
1
: to keep secret
conceal a fact
2
: to hide from sight
carry a concealed weapon
concealer
noun
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