conceal

[kənˈsiːl]

Definition:
1. Prevent from being seen or discovered.
2. Hold back; keep from being perceived by others.

Use 'conceal' in a sentence:

1. It took some effort to conceal her relief.
2. About 9% attempted to conceal "nonessential Internet use", and nearly 4% reported feeling "preoccupied by the Internet when offline".
3. Five people were arrested for carrying concealed weapons.
4. She could not conceal the deep resentment she felt at the way she had been treated.
5. I did not conceal anything from him.
6. Don't conceal the poverty of thought by the eccentric diction.
7. He couldn't conceal his envy of me.
8. You tried very hard to conceal it, did you not?
9. He didn't attempt to dissimulate or conceal his true feelings.
10. "Nature gave us lips to conceal our teeth," ran one popular Victorian maxim, alluding to the fact that before the birth of proper dentistry, mouths were often in a shocking state of hygiene.
11. His gruff exterior concealed one of the kindest hearts.
12. It is harder to conceal ignorance than to acquire knowledge.
13. Any of them might conceal a mammoth graveyard or the next mummified Lyuba.
14. These higher-frequency sounds do not travel as far, and so may better conceal the individuals producing them, who are especially vulnerable to predators in their ground nests.
15. How many creative ways could I conceal the lack of meat in my lunch before people begin to notice?
16. He made no attempt to conceal his dislike of me.
17. She sat down to conceal the fact that she was trembling.
18. The nurse gave a slight gasp and tried to conceal it with a cough.
19. The hat concealed her hair.
20. I did not conceal the fact.
21. One 1870 text explains that this "idea would also seem to be an occult remnant of the old notion that the glove might conceal a weapon."
22. The microphone was cunningly concealed in the bookcase.
23. She knew at once that he was concealing something from her.
24. This overall figure conceals wide divergences between the main industrial countries.
25. He thanked God for concealing Himself from the wise and revealing Himself to the simple.
26. His face will be discreetly concealed by camera angles.
27. He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted.
28. He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.
29. Data mining can find the conceal relationship among data.
30. Reynolds has never concealed his ambition to be the top dog.
31. From a concealed vantage point, he saw a car arrive.
32. When he succeeded in getting the opportunity to study abroad, many students couldn't conceal their envy of him.
33. There are myriads of flags enough to conceal the sun, and swords are as numerous as a field of hemp.
34. He wanted to conceal something from his parents.
35. She concealed her pregnancy right up to the moment of birth.
36. The murder weapon was found concealed in undergrowth.
37. Yeats, in "Adam's Curse", regrets that the beautiful is something to be labored for and he wants to conceal that labor.
38. Yeats, in Adam's Curse, regrets that the beautiful is something to be labored for and he wants to conceal that labor.
39. They couldn't conceal their surprise at seeing us together.
40. It is language intended not to reveal but to conceal, not to communicate but to obfuscate.
41. For a long time his death was concealed from her.
42. Concealed video cameras scan every part of the compound.
43. If only he could conceal his part in the accident.
44. His vague manner concealed a brilliant mind.
45. The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster.
46. Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.
47. Frances decided to conceal the machine behind a hinged panel.
48. Robert could not conceal his relief.
49. I shall conceal myself at a safe distance from the battlefield.