Conceal /(kŏn*sēl")/

imp. & p. p. Concealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Concealing

1. 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.