CONCEAL, verb transitive [Latin To withhold from sight, ; G., To conceal and to heal; the primary sense is to strain, hold, stop, restrain, make fast or strong, all from the same root as the Shemitic.] 1. To keep close or secret; to forbear to disclose; to withhold from utterance or declaration; as, to conceal ones thoughts or opinions. I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. Job 6:10. 2. To hide; to withdraw from observation; to cover or keep from sight. What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood? Genesis 37:26. A party of men concealed themselves behind a wall. A mask conceals the face.
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