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-- Con*ca"vous*ly, adv.

Con*ceal" (?), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Concealed (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Concealing.] [OF. conceler, L.
concelare; con- + celareto hide; akin to AS.
helan, G. hehlen, E. hele (to cover),
helmet. See Hell, Helmet.] 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. l. 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.


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