ocultar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- conceal verb To hide something from sight or keep it secret from others.
- cover verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
- hide verb To put something, or oneself, somewhere out of sight or hard to find.
- obscure adjective Not well known.
- obstruct verb To block a path or passage so that things can't get through.
- suppress verb To forcibly put an end to something, such as a rebellion or protest.
Senses
ocultar is used for these senses in English:
- conceal (transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.
- cover (military, law enforcement, transitive) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.
- gloss over (transitive, idiomatic) To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.
- hide (transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.
- obscure (transitive) To hide, put out of sight etc.
- obstruct To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
- suppress To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
- suppress To prevent publication.
cover — full definition
- verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
- verb To deal with, include, or report on a topic or event.
- verb To be enough money to pay for something.
- noun The front or back of a book, magazine, or similar publication.
- noun A new recording or performance of a song originally released by another artist.