Concealment, n.
Etymology: [OF. concelement.]
1. The act of concealing; the state of being concealed. But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek. Shak. Some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. Shak.
2. A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation. The cleft tree Offers its kind concealment to a few. Thomson.
3. A secret; out of the way knowledge. [Obs.] Well read in strange concealments. Shak.
4. (Law)
1 more senses
Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known. Wharton.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists concealment only as an antonym, under revelation.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given