Veil (Verb)
Meaning 1
To obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Her features were partially veiled by the trees in the distance.
- A faint mist veiled the landscape in mystery.
- Her past was veiled in secrecy and she refused to talk about it.
- The dense foliage veiled the entrance to the ancient temple.
- In some cultures, grief is veiled with silence and solitude.
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Meaning 2
Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Her words were laced with sarcasm, but her true intention was veiled behind a smile.
- The artist's subtle message was veiled in the symbolism of the painting.
- The politician's veiled warning was understood by only a select few.
- In the novel, the author cleverly veiled the identity of the killer until the end.
- The company's financial struggles were veiled behind misleading quarterly reports.