· cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
Synonym(s): whitewash, gloss_over, sleek_over
· cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
Synonym(s): hush, quieten, silence, still, shut_up
Hypernym(s): suppress, stamp_down, subdue, conquer