Meaning
to conceal, hide
- to deliberately hide or conceal something from view or detection, especially evidence, assets, or a corpse
In a sentence
L'indagato ha tentato di occultare i documenti contabili prima della perquisizione.
The suspect attempted to conceal accounting records prior to the search.
Perché hanno cercato di occultare la verità al pubblico ministero?
Why did they try to conceal the truth from the prosecutor?
Non è facile occultare somme così ingenti senza destare sospetti bancari.
It is not easy to conceal such large sums without arousing bank suspicions.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| occultare | infinitive |
| occulto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| occulti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| occulta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| occultiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| occultate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| occultano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| occultavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| occultavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| occultava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| occultavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| occultavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| occultavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| occultai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| occultasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| occultò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| occultammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| occultaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| occultarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| occulterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| occulterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| occulterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| occulteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| occulterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| occulteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| occulti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| occulti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| occulti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| occultiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| occultiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| occultino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| occultassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| occultassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| occultasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| occultassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| occultaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| occultassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| occulterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| occulteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| occulterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| occulteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| occultereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| occulterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| occulta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| occultiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| occultate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| occultando | gerund |
| occultato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: avoid in casual conversation, where 'nascondere' is preferred.
- Very common in legal and journalistic contexts regarding criminal acts.