# veiled

Pronunciation: say "VAYLD" /veɪld/

## Adjective

1. Partly hidden or concealed, rather than openly expressed.
   - Simple: Partly hidden, and not said or shown openly.
   - _The senator's speech contained a thinly veiled attack on her rival._
   - _His praise carried a veiled warning that the deadline would not move again._
2. Covered by a veil, whether a person, a face, or an object.
   - Simple: Wearing a veil, or covered with one.
   - _A veiled woman in black sat alone at the back of the church._
   - _Until the ceremony, the new monument remained veiled under a heavy canvas sheet._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of veil. — simple past and past participle of veil
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of veil. Use it for something done earlier, or after 'has', 'have' or 'was'.
   - _The company veiled its losses behind a series of cheerful press releases._
   - _Thin clouds had veiled the moon by the time we reached the summit._

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