【Hide】 , 【conceal】 , 【screen】 , 【secrete】 , 【cache】 , 【bury】 , 【ensconce】 are comparable when meaning to withdraw or to withhold from sight or observation. 【Hide】 , the general term, and 【conceal】 are often interchangeable.
But 【hide】 may or may not suggest intent or a putting into a place out of the range of others’ sight.
【Conceal】 , on the other hand, more often implies intention or effective hiding or a refusal to divulge.
【Screen】 implies a hiding or concealment of someone or something in danger of being seen or known by interposing between him or it and others something (as a 【screen】 or curtain) which shelters and prevents discovery.
【Secrete】 implies a depositing, often by stealth, in a place screened from view or unknown to others.
【Cache】 implies an even more carefully chosen hiding place than 【secrete】 , for it usually implies protection from thieves or from the elements; sometimes the notion of secure storage more or less completely obscures that of concealment.
【Bury】 implies a covering with or a submerging in something that hides or conceals or serves as a hiding place.
【Ensconce】 in the relevant sense implies concealment especially in a raised or enclosed place.