conceal

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con·ceal / kənˈsēl/ • v. [tr.] keep from sight; hide: a line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea. ∎  keep (something) secret; prevent from being known or noticed: love that they had to conceal from others.DERIVATIVES: con·ceal·a·ble adj.con·ceal·ment n.

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conceal

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conceal XIV. — OF. conceler — L. concēlāre, f. CON- + cēlāre hide, f. IE. base *kel-.
So concealment XIV.

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