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To conceal or disguise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- The politician tried to cover up his involvement in the scandal.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To clothe; to conceal one's private parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To put covers over oneself in bed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Please cover up and go to sleep now.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
hide from view or knowledge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cover
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hide, conceal
Narrower terms: whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush up
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
ört-basdır etmək
— to conceal or disguise
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Chinese Mandarin:
掩蓋 /掩盖
(yǎngài)
— to conceal or disguise
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Chinese Mandarin:
掩飾 /掩饰
(yǎnshì)
— to conceal or disguise
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Danish:
skjule
— to conceal or disguise
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Danish:
mørklægge
— to conceal or disguise
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Finnish:
peitellä
— to conceal or disguise
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French:
cacher
— to conceal or disguise
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French:
dissimuler
— to conceal or disguise
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French:
couvrir
— to conceal or disguise
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German:
vertuschen
— to conceal or disguise
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Gothic:
𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌰𐌽
(filhan)
— to conceal or disguise
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Greek:
κουκουλώνω
(koukoulóno)
— to conceal or disguise
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Hungarian:
elleplez
— to conceal or disguise
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Hungarian:
leplez
— to conceal or disguise
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Hungarian:
eltussol
— to conceal or disguise
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Hungarian:
elhallgat
— to conceal or disguise
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Indonesian:
tutup-tutupi
— to conceal or disguise
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Irish:
cumhdaigh
— to conceal or disguise
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Italian:
insabbiare
— to conceal or disguise
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Italian:
occultare
— to conceal or disguise
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Korean:
감추다
(gamchuda)
— to conceal or disguise
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Korean:
덮어버리다
(deopeobeorida)
— to conceal or disguise
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Latin:
obtegō
— to conceal or disguise
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Latin:
operiō
— to conceal or disguise
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Māori:
tauhuna
— to conceal or disguise
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Persian:
سرپوش گذاشتن
(sarpuš gozâštan)
— to conceal or disguise
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Polish:
tuszować
— to conceal or disguise
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Polish:
zatuszowywać
— to conceal or disguise
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Polish:
zatuszować
— to conceal or disguise
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Portuguese:
encobrir
— to conceal or disguise
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Romanian:
acoperi
— to conceal or disguise
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Romanian:
ascunde
— to conceal or disguise
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Romanian:
mușamaliza
— to conceal or disguise
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Spanish:
encubrir
— to conceal or disguise
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Spanish:
cohonestar
— to conceal or disguise
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Spanish:
tapiñar
— to conceal or disguise
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Spanish:
socapar
— to conceal or disguise
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Spanish:
contlapachear
— to conceal or disguise
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Swedish:
mörklägga
— to conceal or disguise
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Swedish:
täcka över
— to conceal or disguise
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Swedish:
skyla
— to conceal or disguise
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Tamil:
மூடிமறை
(mūṭimaṟai)
— to conceal or disguise
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Chinese Mandarin:
覆蓋 /覆盖
(fùgài)
— to clothe
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Chinese Mandarin:
遮蓋 /遮盖
(zhēgài)
— to clothe
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French:
couvrir
— to clothe
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Irish:
cumhdaigh
— to clothe
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Māori:
whakapūngenengene
— to clothe
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Polish:
przykrywać
— to clothe
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Polish:
przykryć
— to clothe
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Polish:
ubierać
— to clothe
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Polish:
ubrać
— to clothe
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Tamil:
மூடிமறை
(mūṭimaṟai)
— to clothe
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Chinese Mandarin:
蓋被子 /盖被子
(gài bèizi)
— to put covers over oneself in bed
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Finnish:
mennä peiton alle
— to put covers over oneself in bed
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Tamil:
போர்த்திக்கொள்
(pōrttikkoḷ)
— to put covers over oneself in bed
