Other forms: concealed, concealing, conceals
To conceal is a formal word for hiding something from view. Conceal a weapon, concealed entrance, conceal the truth.
It is the word used in law and in signage: concealed entrance, carrying a concealed weapon. Conceal from is the construction for hiding something from somebody. It also covers hiding facts: conceal the evidence, concealed the loss. Note concealment, which in law is a form of dishonesty; concealer, the cosmetic; and that conceal is stronger and more deliberate than hide, which can be accidental.
1verbconcealTo hide something from view.
“The camera was concealed inside a smoke alarm on the ceiling.”
synonyms: hide, cover up
2verbkeepTo keep facts from somebody.
“She concealed the truth about her illness from her children.”
conceal is a hiding.
Also accepted in games: hide
Latin concelare is con-, thoroughly, plus celare, to hide — the same root as cellar and, at a distance, hell, which meant a covered place. Concealing something is covering it completely.
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱel- (cover)
Old French
conceler — hide, disguise
Middle English
concelen
English, today
conceal
Built from
From Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler (“hide, disguise”), from concēlō (“carefully disguise”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA