conceal 音标拼音: [kəns'il]
vt . 隐瞒,隐匿,隐蔽,隐藏
隐瞒,隐匿,隐蔽,隐藏
conceal v 1 :
prevent from being seen or discovered ; "
Muslim women hide their faces "; "
hide the money " [
synonym : {
hide }, {
conceal }]
[
ant : {
show }]
2 :
hold back ;
keep from being perceived by others ; "
She conceals her anger well " [
synonym : {
conceal }, {
hold back }, {
hold in }]
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[
OF .
conceler ,
L .
concelare ;
con -
celareto hide ;
akin to AS .
helan ,
G .
hehlen ,
E .
hele (
to cover ),
helmet .
See {
Hell },
{
Helmet }.]
To hide or withdraw from observation ;
to cover ;
to cover or keep from sight ;
to prevent the discovery of ;
to withhold knowledge of .
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1913 Webster ]
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing . --
Prov .
xxv .
2 .
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Declare ye among the nations , . . .
publish and conceal not . --
Jer .
l .
2 .
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He which finds him shall deserve our thanks , . . .
He that conceals him ,
death . --
Shak .
Syn :
To hide ;
secrete ;
screen ;
cover ;
disguise ;
dissemble ;
mask ;
veil ;
cloak ;
screen .
Usage : {
To Conceal }, {
Hide }, {
Disguise }, {
Dissemble },
{
Secrete }.
To hide is the generic term ,
which embraces all the rest .
To conceal is simply not make known what we wish to keep secret .
In the Bible hide often has the specific meaning of conceal .
See --
1 Sam .
iii .
17 ,
18 .
To disguise or dissemble is to conceal by assuming some false appearance .
To secrete is to hide in some place of secrecy .
A man may conceal facts ,
disguise his sentiments ,
dissemble his feelings ,
secrete stolen goods .
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Bur double griefs afflict concealing hearts .
--
Spenser .
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Both dissemble deeply their affections . --
Shak .
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We have in these words a primary sense ,
which reveals a future state ,
and a secondary sense ,
which hides and secretes it . --
Warburton .
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1913 Webster ]
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "
conceal ":
becloud ,
befog ,
blanket ,
blind ,
bosom ,
bury ,
cache ,
camouflage ,
classify ,
cloak ,
cloud ,
cover ,
cover up ,
curtain ,
disguise ,
dissemble ,
distract attention from ,
ditch ,
eclipse ,
ensconce ,
enshroud ,
envelop ,
file and forget ,
gloss over ,
hide ,
hold out on ,
in petto ,
keep ,
keep back ,
keep between us ,
keep buttoned up ,
keep close ,
keep dark ,
keep from ,
keep hidden ,
keep in ignorance ,
keep mum ,
keep secret ,
keep snug ,
keep under cover ,
keep under wraps ,
make no sign ,
mask ,
never let on ,
not give away ,
not tell ,
obfuscate ,
obscure ,
occult ,
play dumb ,
screen ,
secrete ,
shade ,
shroud ,
slur over ,
stash ,
varnish ,
veil ,
whitewash ,
withhold
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