#conceal
- Hidden / Concealed — A bookish term used to describe a hidden, concealed, obscure concept, idea, motivation, or text that is difficult to fathom or completely inaccessible to immediate understanding. In moral philosophy and ethics, the word often qualifies dissimulated intentions, cryptic reasonings, or esoteric truths that require profound decoding and interpretation.
- One thing is to conceal, another to be silent — A famous Latin expression originating from Cicero's writings (De Officiis), literally translated as 'one thing is to conceal, another to be silent'. In a legal and moral sense, the maxim establishes a clear distinction between the deliberate, fraudulent act of hiding an essential truth that one is obligated to reveal (constituting fraud or bad faith) and simple passive silence or omission regarding facts that one is not legally or contractually bound to disclose.
- Ambushing — The act of ambushing and its result; the tactical process of covertly positioning military units or attack elements in strategic locations with the purpose of organizing an ambush and surprising the enemy. In a figurative sense, the term can describe the act of catching someone in a social, legal, or economic trap, or the tendency to withdraw or evade major responsibilities.
- To conceal — To conceal, hide, or consign to oblivion a deed, an event, or an object in order to prevent its discovery or disclosure; to structurally hush up or bury an issue through a secret understanding. In a physical or contextual sense, it can describe the act of stashing or sheltering something in a safe place.
- Concealment — The act of amistui and its result; concealment, hiding, plotting, or structural cover-up of a fact, secret, or community conflict to prevent public disclosure.
- Concealment — The act of amistui and its result; the intentional or manual process of concealing, hiding, sheltering, or structurally hushing up a deed, object, or secret within the community.
- Concealed — Having undergone the process of amistui; hidden, concealed, stashed, or intentionally consigned to oblivion so as not to be discovered or publicly disclosed.
- Concealed — The feminine form of the adjective 'amistuit'; having undergone the process of intentional concealment, hiding, or hushing up; a deed, secret, or community issue structurally buried through a private understanding to prevent public disclosure.
- Concealing — The feminine form of the adjective and noun 'amistuitor'; a female person or entity that conceals, hides, or helps to structurally hush up a deed, mistake, or secret; possessing the property or role of hiding away and consigning to oblivion.
- Concealer — A person or factor that conceals, hides, stashes away, or helps to structurally hush up a deed, mistake, or secret; a plotter or accomplice who contributes to burying a secret to prevent its public disclosure. As an adjective, it describes an attitude, gaze, or gesture that tends to mask or consign a truth to oblivion.
- Concealer — Diminishing, reducing, or masking dark circles and puffiness under the eyes; a cosmetic product (liquid concealer, cream, pigmented stick) structurally formulated to illuminate the periocular area, activate blood microcirculation, and conceal skin fatigue signs.
- To hide — To place an object, person, or structural entity in a sheltered, secret, or inaccessible place away from sight to prevent it from being found or seen; to conceal, mask, or keep secret a truth, feeling, or intention. As a reflexive verb, it refers to a person placing themselves in a hidden shelter or refuge to evade pursuit or observation.
- Concealment — The act of hiding and its result; the process of placing an object, piece of information, or person into a state of concealment, invisibility, or structural protection. In criminal law, it refers to the illicit act of concealing goods derived from crimes or harboring offenders, while in programming it represents isolating code execution details (encapsulation).
- Hidden — Located in a place shielded from view, concealed, or secret; not left in plain sight or covered by a protective screen. As a neuter noun, it denotes a concealment, a hiding place, or a structural state of mystery, frequently used in adverbial phrases that describe actions performed stealthily or in secret.
- Hidden — The feminine singular form of the adjective or past participle 'ascuns'; it characterizes a feminine entity, reality, or action that is concealed, disguised, kept out of sight, or hard to detect. In a figurative sense, it describes a psychological trait, an asymptomatic illness, or a subtle intention.
- Hiding place — A specially arranged place, secret shelter, natural or artificial, used by humans or animals to hide, protect themselves from danger, or store objects away from the sight of others. In a broad sense, it represents any structural space configured to ensure concealment, camouflage, or clandestine protection.
- Concealing — That which hides, conceals, or masks from view; a structural element or person serving as a screen or shelter against detection. In a rare noun sense, it defines an active agent or protective object that conceals secrets or material goods.