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Definition of Concealing
1. Noun. The activity of keeping something secret.
Generic synonyms: Activity
Specialized synonyms: Camouflage, Disguise, Mask, Cover, Covering, Masking, Screening, Cover, Cover-up, Burial, Burying, Smoke Screen, Smokescreen, Stealing, Stealth, Money Laundering
Derivative terms: Conceal, Conceal, Conceal, Hide
2. Adjective. Covering or hiding. "Concealing curtains prevented discovery"
Definition of Concealing
1. Verb. (present participle of conceal) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Concealing
1. conceal [v] - See also: conceal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Concealing
Literary usage of Concealing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1912)
"concealing COLORATION, AN ANSWER TO THEODORE ROOSEVELT.1 BY ABBOTT H. THAYER.
First as regards the conspicuousness of white. There is an almost universal ..."
2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1917)
"Sincerely yours, Portland, Conn., Feb. 12, 1917. JNO. H. SAGE. EDITOR OP 'THE
AUK' Dear Sir:— concealing Coloration. In our book on concealing Coloration ..."
3. The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, James Nichols (1842)
"Fisher s concealing Bartons Forgeries, waved: yet how indicted, why condemned.
As for bishop Fisher's concealing the pretended prophecies of Elizabeth ..."
4. The Diplomatic Relations of England with the Quadruple Alliance, 1815-1830 by Louis Calvert, Myrna M. Boyce, Paul Padgette (1918)
"... Our Public—The Dread of " Elocution "—The Art of concealing Art—Harry Lander's
Remarkable Voice—Charles Kean's Stage Voice—The Power of Tones—Saving the ..."
5. Daniel Defoe: His Life and Recently Discovered Writings: Extending from 1716 by Lee, William, Daniel Defoe (1869)
"On the New Practice of concealing Journal Writers. A. /., Nov. 9.—Sir, Let Peace
spread itself with however glorious a Face over the rest of the World, ..."
6. A Treatise on the Criminal Law of the United States by Francis Wharton (1874)
"concealing DEATH OF BASTARD CHILD. DECISIONS UNDER ENGLISH AND AMERICAN STATUTES.
§ 1235. UNDER the statute 43 Geo. 3, c. 58, and 9 Geo. 4, e. 31, s. ..."
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