conceal

/kən-ˈsēl/

Middle English concelen, borrowed from Anglo-French conceler, borrowed from Latin concēlāre, from con- com-cēlāre "to hide, keep secret," probably derivative of an unattested lengthened-grade noun formed from the Indo-European verb base *ḱel- "cover, conceal," whence Latin occulere "to hide from view, keep secret" (from *ob-cel-), Old Irish ceilid "(s/he) hides," Welsh celaf "(I) hide," Germanic *hel-a- "hide" (whence Old English, Old Saxon & Old High German helan "to hide, keep secret")

verb

  1. to prevent disclosure or recognition of

  2. to place out of sight

conceal the truth

hide conceal screen secrete bury mean to withhold or withdraw from sight. hide may or may not suggest intent. conceal usually does imply intent and often specifically implies a refusal to divulge.