Conceal vs. Concealment

Concealverb

(transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

‘He tried to conceal the truth about his health.’;

Concealmentnoun

The practice of keeping secrets.

Concealverb

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.’; ‘Declare ye among the nations, . . . publish and conceal not.’; ‘He which finds him shall deserve our thanks, . . . He that conceals him, death.’; ‘Bur double griefs afflict concealing hearts.’; ‘Both dissemble deeply their affections.’; ‘We have in these words a primary sense, which reveals a future state, and a secondary sense, which hides and secretes it.’;

Concealmentnoun

The condition of being hidden or concealed.

Concealverb

prevent from being seen or discovered;

‘Muslim women hide their faces’; ‘hide the money’;

Concealmentnoun

(military) protection from observation or surveillance.

Concealverb

hold back; keep from being perceived by others;

‘She conceals her anger well’;

Concealmentnoun

The act of concealing; the state of being concealed.

‘But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,Feed on her damask cheek.’; ‘Some dear causeWill in concealment wrap me up awhile.’;

Concealmentnoun

A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation.

‘The cleft treeOffers its kind concealment to a few.’;

Concealmentnoun

A secret; out of the way knowledge.

‘Well read in strange concealments.’;

Concealmentnoun

Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known.

Concealmentnoun

the condition of being concealed or hidden

Concealmentnoun

a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something;

‘they crouched behind the screen’; ‘under cover of darkness’;

Concealmentnoun

the activity of keeping something secret