kid (oneself)

verb

Definition of kid (oneself)next
as in to conceal

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  1. conceal
  2. veil
  3. hide
  4. obscure
  5. contradict
Verb
  • The narrator spends years assembling the truth of this death, concealed by his family, and discovers that Calcutta and Dhaka experienced those riots as mirror images of each other.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • The sign concealed a smaller building that was a holdout on the corner of West 34th Street and Broadway when Macy's was built in the early 1900s.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of conceal
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  • Videos on Iranian social media showed many women at the cafes flouting mandatory veiling laws, and crowds mixing freely.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Okay, good veiled Alexa/Siri reference.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 June 2026
Definition of veil
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  • The officers also have drones and helicopters equipped to track people hiding in the dark.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Here, cocktails, snacks, and afternoon tea are served daily and make for a great little spot to hide out from the heavy heat of the day.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Definition of hide
Verb
  • The government label can obscure the fact that state loans function much more like private credit products.
    — Annie Nova, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
  • And amid all the noise, something important will be obscured.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscure
Verb
  • That meant removing explicit references to Jewish despair, which could contradict the Soviet narrative of total victory.
    — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
  • Numerous analysts, conservative and liberal, have contradicted these assertions.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026
Definition of contradict
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“Kid (oneself).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid%20%28oneself%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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