vverb.perceptioncover up a misdemeanor, fault, or errorSynset:gloss over sleek over whitewash
Examples:- Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin
- She tried to gloss over her mistakes
Derivationally Related Form:whitewash
Hypernyms:cover cover up
Inherited Hypernyms:whitewashcoverhide
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.changecause to be quiet or not talkSynset:hush quieten shut up silence still
Examples:- Please silence the children in the church!
Antonyms:louden
Derivationally Related Form:silencerhushstillsilence
Hypernyms:conquer stamp down subdue suppress
Inherited Hypernyms:hushsuppresscontrolrestrain
Direct Hyponyms:calm downgaglullmuzzleshout downshush
Causes:hush
Full Troponyms:gaglullshout downshush
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody