{
    "term": "conceal",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "conceal",
            "heSheIt": "conceals"
        },
        "pastSimple": "concealed",
        "pastParticiple": "concealed",
        "ingForm": "concealing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to hide somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "conceal somebody/somethingconceal somebody/something from somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster.",
                    "contextForm": "conceal somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tim could barely conceal his disappointment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She sat down to **conceal the fact that** she was trembling."
                },
                {
                    "text": "For a long time his death was concealed from her.",
                    "contextForm": "conceal somebody/something from somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He waited with barely concealed impatience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was unable to conceal her surprise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The camera is small and easily concealed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He could not conceal his joy/​disappointment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She could scarcely/​hardly conceal her delight."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["completely", "partially", "partly"],
                "verb + conceal": ["be able to", "be unable to", "try to"],
                "preposition": ["from"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsiːl/",
                "audio": "xc/conceal/xconceal__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsiːlz/",
                "audio": "xc/conceal/xconceals__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsiːld/",
                "audio": "xc/conceal/xconcealed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsiːlɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/conceal/xconcealing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsiːl/",
                "audio": "xc/conceal/xconceal__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsiːlz/",
                "audio": "xc/conceal/xconceals__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsiːld/",
                "audio": "xc/conceal/xconcealed__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsiːlɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/conceal/xconcealing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French conceler, from Latin concelare, from con- ‘completely’ + celare ‘hide’."
}