 hush_up |
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| 1. | [ 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" |
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| 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!" |
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| Related terms: | louden suppress dampen lull gag shush shout_down whitewash hush silence silence muteness hush silencer hush | |
