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Thesaurus: concealment
The act of concealing; the state of being concealed.
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- n. The act of concealing; the state of being concealed.
- n. A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation.
- n. A secret; out of the way knowledge.
- n. Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known.
- n. the condition of being concealed or hidden
- n. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- n. the activity of keeping something secret
- 1. The act of concealing; the state of being concealed. But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek. Shak. Some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. Shak. 2. A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation. The cleft tree Offers its kind concealment to a few. Thomson. 3. A secret; out of the way knowledge. [Obs.] Well read in strange concealments. Shak. 4. (Law) Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known. Wharton.
- Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice oughtto be made known. Wharton.
- n:100 n. the activity of keeping something secret