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keep something quiet — To preserve the secrecy of something by saying nothing about it • • • Main Entry: ↑quiet * * * keep something quiet (or keep quiet about something) refrain from disclosing information about something; keep something secret * * * keep quiet about… … Useful english dictionary
secrecy — [sē′krə sē] n. pl. secrecies [altered < ME secretee < secre, secret < OFr secré < L secretus: see SECRET] 1. the condition of being secret or concealed 2. a tendency to keep things secret; practice or habit of being secretive … English World dictionary
Secrecy — For the 2008 documentary film, see Secrecy (film). Secret and Covert redirect here. For other uses, see Secret (disambiguation) and Covert (disambiguation). Clandestinity redirects here. For the diriment impediment in the canon law of the Roman… … Wikipedia
secrecy — se|cre|cy [ sikrəsi ] noun uncount a situation in which you keep something secret, or the process of keeping something secret: Discussions were to take place in total secrecy. shrouded/cloaked/veiled in secrecy: The Iraqi contract was shrouded in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
secrecy — UK [ˈsiːkrəsɪ] / US [ˈsɪkrəsɪ] noun [uncountable] a situation in which you keep something secret, or the process of keeping something secret Discussions were to take place in total secrecy. shrouded/cloaked/veiled in secrecy: The Iraqi contract… … English dictionary
secrecy — n. 1 the keeping of secrets as a fact, habit, or faculty. 2 a state in which all information is withheld (was done in great secrecy). Phrases and idioms: sworn to secrecy having promised to keep a secret. Etymology: ME f. secretie f. obs. secre… … Useful english dictionary
secrecy — /see kreuh see/, n., pl. secrecies for 2, 3. 1. the state or condition of being secret, hidden, or concealed: a meeting held in secrecy. 2. privacy; retirement; seclusion. 3. ability to keep a secret. 4. the habit or characteristic of being… … Universalium
secrecy — /ˈsikrəsi/ (say seekruhsee) noun (plural secrecies) 1. the state of being secret or concealed: a meeting in strict secrecy. 2. privacy; retirement; seclusion. 3. ability to keep a secret. 4. secretive habits; lack of openness. {obsolete secre(e)… …
keep the matter private — guard the secrecy of, keep (information) to oneself … English contemporary dictionary
secrecy — se·cre·cy || sɪËkrÉ™sɪ n. state of being hidden; confidentiality; privacy; ability to keep a secret; isolation, seclusion; secretiveness, tendency to keep secrets, reticence … English contemporary dictionary
