encobrir — meaning in English

English meaning

• palliate verb To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
• shill noun Someone paid to promote or endorse something while pretending to be an impartial customer.

Senses

encobrir is used for these senses in English:

• palliate To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies. [from 17th c.]
• shill (pejorative, intransitive, transitive) To promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestly; sometimes extended sarcastically even to those not paid but strongly biased in favor.

palliate — full definition

1. verb To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
2. verb To hide or disguise.
3. verb To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies.
4. verb To lessen the severity of; to extenuate, moderate, qualify.

shill — full definition

1. noun Someone paid to promote or endorse something while pretending to be an impartial customer.
2. noun An accomplice who bids up prices at an auction or lures players into a gambling game.
3. verb To promote something in exchange for payment, especially dishonestly.

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