CONCEALING

concealing

(adjective) covering or hiding; “the concealing darkness”; “concealing curtains prevented discovery”

concealment, concealing, hiding

(noun) the activity of keeping something secret

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

concealing

present participle of conceal

Noun

concealing (plural concealings)

An act of concealment.

Material, etc. that conceals something.

Anagrams

• congenical

Source: Wiktionary

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