Conceal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

prevent from being seen or discovered

hold back; keep from being perceived by others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːzməpˈæθɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/kənsˈiːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənsˈiːl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːzməpˈæθɪk/.

Examples

Muslim women hide their faces
hide the money
She conceals her anger well

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hide hold back hold in

Antonyms

show

Parts of Speech

verb	prevent from being seen or discovered “Muslim women hide their faces”
verb	hold back; keep from being perceived by others “She conceals her anger well”

Word Forms

concealment	noun	the condition of being concealed or hidden
concealing	noun	the activity of keeping something secret

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verbergen

verhindern, dass sie gesehen oder entdeckt werden

🇫🇷French

cacher

empêcher d'être vu ou découvert

🇪🇸Spanish

ocultar

evitar ser visto o descubierto

🇮🇹Italian

nascondere

impedire di essere visti o scoperti

🇳🇱Dutch

maskeren

voorkomen dat ze worden gezien of ontdekt

🇵🇹Portuguese

esconder

impedir de ser visto ou descoberto

🇷🇺Russian

скрывать

не дать быть увиденным или обнаруженным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छिपाना

देखे जाने या खोजे जाने से रोकें

🇧🇩Bengali

গোপন করা

দেখা বা আবিষ্কৃত হতে বাধা দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மறைக்க

பார்க்கப்படுவதையோ அல்லது கண்டுபிடிக்கப்படுவதையோ தடுக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

దాచు

కనిపించకుండా లేదా కనుగొనకుండా నిరోధించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

लपवणे

पाहिले किंवा शोधण्यापासून प्रतिबंधित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

છુપાવવું

જોવા અથવા શોધવામાં આવતા અટકાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರೆಮಾಚಲು

ನೋಡದಂತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಂಡುಹಿಡಿಯದಂತೆ ತಡೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മറയ്ക്കുക

കാണുന്നതിൽ നിന്നും കണ്ടെത്തുന്നതിൽ നിന്നും തടയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੁਪਾਉਣਾ

ਵੇਖਣ ਜਾਂ ਖੋਜਣ ਤੋਂ ਰੋਕੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھپانا

دیکھنے یا دریافت ہونے سے روکیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隐藏

防止被看见或发现

🇯🇵Japanese

隠す

見られたり発見されたりするのを防ぐ

🇰🇷Korean

숨기다

보거나 발견되는 것을 방지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

che giấu

ngăn chặn việc bị nhìn thấy hoặc phát hiện

🇹🇭Thai

ปกปิด

ป้องกันไม่ให้ถูกพบเห็นหรือค้นพบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menutupi

mencegah agar tidak terlihat atau ditemukan

🇵🇭Filipino

itago

maiwasang makita o matuklasan

🇲🇾Malay

menyembunyikan

mengelakkan daripada dilihat atau ditemui

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إخفاء

منع من رؤيتها أو اكتشافها

🇮🇷Persian

پنهان کردن

جلوگیری از دیده شدن یا کشف شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

gizlemek

görülmesini veya keşfedilmesini engellemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַסתִיר

למנוע מלהראות או לגלות

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The primary meaning of 'conceal' is 'prevent from being seen or discovered'.

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Using 'conceal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'conceal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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