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[ verb ] cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

Synonyms

gloss_over sleek_over whitewash

Examples

"Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin" "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

Related terms

cover whitewash

2
[ verb ] cause to be quiet or not talk

Synonyms

silence still hush shut_up quieten

Examples

"Please silence the children in the church!"

Related terms

louden suppress dampen lull gag shush shout_down whitewash hush silence silence muteness hush silencer hush

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