concealing

con·ceal

C0542700 (kən-sēl′)tr.v. con·cealed, con·ceal·ing, con·ceals To keep from being observed or discovered; hide. See Synonyms at hide¹.

[Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler, from Latin concēlāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + cēlāre, to hide; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]

con·ceal′a·ble adj.con·ceal′ment n.

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Noun	1.	concealing - the activity of keeping something secrethiding, concealmentactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"disguise, camouflage - the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"mask - activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"masking, screening, cover, covering - the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"cover - a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent); "her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment"cover-up - concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming publicburying, burial - concealing something under the groundsmoke screen, smokescreen - an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"stealth, stealing - avoiding detection by moving carefullymoney laundering - concealing the source of illegally gotten money
Adj.	1.	concealing - covering or hiding; "the concealing darkness"; "concealing curtains prevented discovery"revealing - showing or making known; "her dress was scanty and revealing"

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noun the activity of keeping something secret

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adj covering or hiding

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