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bury vs conceal

conceal vs bury

bury and conceal both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bury No No Yes No
conceal No No Yes No
As verbs, conceal is a hypernym of bury; that is, conceal is a word with a broader meaning than bury:
  • bury: cover from sight
  • conceal: prevent from being seen or discovered
Other hypernyms of bury include hide.
bury (verb) conceal (verb)
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering hold back; keep from being perceived by others
place in the earth and cover with soil prevent from being seen or discovered
embed deeply
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
cover from sight
place in a grave or tomb
Difference between bury and conceal

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