verb
- To obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil.
- usage: "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
- synonyms: veil
- Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing.
- usage: "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
- synonyms: obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide
adjective
- Having or as if having a veil or concealing cover.
- usage: "a veiled dancer"; "a veiled hat"; "veiled threats"; "veiled insults"
- Muted or unclear.
- usage: "veiled sounds"; "the image is veiled or foggy"
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