Etymology

conceal

con·ceal
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Today it means: To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret. Full definition →

Middle English concelen ← Old French conceler
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromconceler“hide, disguise”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromconcelen
  3. English todayconceal

From Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler (“hide, disguise”), from Latin concēlō, concēlāre (“carefully disguise”).

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