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Definition of Cover up
1. Verb. Hide from view or knowledge. "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"
Generic synonyms: Conceal, Hide
Specialized synonyms: Gloss Over, Hush Up, Sleek Over, Whitewash
Derivative terms: Covering, Cover-up
Definition of Cover up
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To conceal or disguise. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cover Up
Literary usage of Cover up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1910)
"... they believe it to be a mere subterfuge to cover up an illegal sale by himself,
are authorized to find him ..."
2. Thirty Years' View, Or, A History of the Working of the American Government by Thomas Hart Benton (1856)
"... hatred to the United States—the more so, perhaps, to cover up the secret of
his return. He gave the United States a year of ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The same naturalist adds that they make regular nests, in which they cover up
their eggs with care and defend them—male and female uniting in this parental ..."
4. American States, Churches, and Slavery by Joshua Rhodes Balme (1862)
"But the North, to cover up its own deep criminality in this matter, adroitly
seeks to transfer its own guilt to the South by the above process of cunning ..."
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