Conceal

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /kənˈsiːl/

Definitions

1. To hide something from view or keep information secret from others
2. To keep something out of sight or to withhold information deliberately from individuals or groups
3. To prevent something from being seen or to obscure details intentionally from the knowledge of others

Etymology: Latin "concēlāre" was built from "com-", an intensifying prefix, and "celare", "to hide". The Latin sense was intensive: to hide thoroughly or carefully, so that nothing is left visible. The word then passed into Old French as "conceler", still meaning "hide, disguise", and reached English in Middle English as "concelen". The sense of disguise survived in English for centuries, so to conceal once carried a whiff of deception that the modern verb has largely lost. The "celare" at its root is also the source of "celestial"? No, that is a different branch; the more useful kinship is with "occult", from Latin "occultare", a close relative formed the same way from "ob-" plus "celare". Both words carry the same underlying idea: something placed deliberately out of view.

Synonyms: hide, cover, shroud, mask, disguise

Antonyms: reveal, expose, uncover, display, show