# conceal

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-SEEL" US /kənˈsil/, UK /kənˈsiːl/

## Verb

1. To hide something from view or from public knowledge, especially in an effort to keep it secret.
   - Simple: To hide something so other people cannot see it or find out about it.
   - _The company concealed its financial losses from investors for nearly two years._
   - _Smugglers often conceal contraband inside hollowed-out furniture._

## Origin

From Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler ("hide, disguise"), from Latin concelāre, from concelō ("carefully disguise").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/conceal (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).