# concealed

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-SEELD" /kənˈsiːld/

## Adjective

1. Kept hidden from view or notice; deliberately placed out of sight.
   - Simple: Kept out of sight so that other people cannot find or see it.
   - _Detectives discovered a concealed compartment built into the antique desk._
   - _The fortress relied on concealed passages to move soldiers without being seen._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of conceal. — simple past and past participle of conceal
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of conceal. Use this form for something that was hidden in the past.
   - _The smuggler concealed the documents inside a hollow book._
   - _For years the company concealed the true cost of the project._

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