CONCEALED
concealed
(adjective) hidden on any grounds for any motive; “a concealed weapon”; “a concealed compartment in his briefcase”
concealed, hidden, out of sight
(adjective) not accessible to view; “concealed (or hidden) damage”; “in stormy weather the stars are out of sight”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
concealed
simple past tense and past participle of conceal
Synonyms
• See also hidden
• See also covert
Anagrams
• clean code
Source: Wiktionary
Con*cealed", a.
Definition: Hidden; kept from sight; secreted.
– Con*ceal"ed*ly (, adv.
– Con*ceal"ed*ness, n. Concealed weapons (Law), dangerous weapons
so carried on the person as to be knowingly or willfully concealed
from sight, -- a practice forbidden by statute.
CONCEAL
Con*ceal", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concealed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Concealing.] Etym: [OF. conceler, L. concelare; con- + celareto hide;
akin to AS. helan, G. hehlen, E. hele (to cover), helmet. See Hell,
Helmet.]
Definition: To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or
keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge
of.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing. Prov. xxv. 2.
Declare ye among the nations, . . . publish and conceal not. Jer. 1.
2.
He which finds him shall deserve our thanks, . . . He that conceals
him, death. Shak.
Syn.
– To hide; secrete; screen; cover; disguise; dissemble; mask; veil;
cloak; screen.
– To Conceal, Hide, Disguise, Dissemble, Secrete. To hide is the
generic term, which embraces all the rest. To conceal is simply not
make known what we wish to keep secret. In the Bible hide often has
the specific meaning of conceal. See 1 Sam. iii. 17, 18. To disguise
or dissemble is to conceal by assuming some false appearance. To
secrete is to hide in some place of secrecy. A man may conceal facts,
disguise his sentiments, dissemble his feelings, secrete stolen
goods.
Bur double griefs afflict concealing hearts. Spenser.
Both dissemble deeply their affections. Shak.
We have in these words a primary sense, which reveals a future state,
and a secondary sense, which hides and secretes it. Warburton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition