hush up

hush up
verb
1. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
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Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin

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She tried to gloss over her mistakes

Syn: ↑whitewash, ↑gloss over, ↑sleek over
Derivationally related forms: ↑whitewash (for: ↑whitewash)
Hypernyms: ↑cover, ↑cover up
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

2. cause to be quiet or not talk
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Please silence the children in the church!

Syn: ↑hush, ↑quieten, ↑silence, ↑still, ↑shut up
Ant: ↑louden (for: ↑quieten)
See Also: ↑hush up (for: ↑hush)
Derivationally related forms: ↑still (for: ↑still), ↑silence (for: ↑silence), ↑silencer (for: ↑silence), ↑hush (for: ↑hush)
Hypernyms: ↑suppress, ↑stamp down, ↑inhibit, ↑subdue, ↑conquer, ↑curb
Hyponyms: ↑shush, ↑lull, ↑calm down, ↑shout down, ↑gag, ↑muzzle
Verb Group: ↑quieten, ↑hush, ↑quiet, ↑quiesce, ↑quiet down, ↑pipe down
Cause: ↑hush
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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hush up [phrasal verb]
hush (something) up or hush up (something) : to prevent people from knowing the truth about (something, such as a crime)

hush up a crime/scandal

The city government tried to hush things up when the mayor was arrested.

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