English > concealing: 2 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The activity of keeping something secret. |
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| Synonyms | concealment, hiding |
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| Narrower | burying, burial | concealing something under the ground |
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| cover, covering, screening, masking | The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it |
| cover | A false / false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent) |
| cover-up | concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public |
| disguise, camouflage | The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance |
| mask | Activity that tries to conceal something |
| money laundering | concealing the source of illegally gotten money |
| smoke screen, smokescreen | An action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure / obscure / obscure |
| stealth, stealing | avoiding detection by moving carefully |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
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| Spanish | disimulo, ocultación |
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| Catalan | dissimulació, ocultació |
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| Verbs | conceal | hold back |
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| conceal | prevent from being seen or discovered |
