hush up (Meaning)

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hush up (v)

cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

cause to be quiet or not talk

The government attempted to hush up the incident, but the truth eventually came to light.
The scandal threatened to ruin the minister's career, so he tried to hush it up by bribing witnesses.
The doctor was ordered to hush up the patient's diagnosis, as it would have caused unnecessary panic.
The company hush-ups safety violations to avoid lawsuits and negative publicity.
Witnesses were threatened with silence to hush up the crime.
The media was pressured to hush up the story in an effort to protect the accused.
The evidence was deliberately suppressed to hush up the truth.
The investigation was compromised by attempts to hush up the findings.
The whistleblowers were silenced to hush up the corruption within the organization.
The hush-up attempt failed, and the public outcry forced the authorities to launch a proper investigation.

cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error, cause to be quiet or not talk

cover (up), suppress,silence, stifle,censor, gag, muzzle, repress, quash, squash

expose, reveal, divulge, disclose, unmask, tell, uncover, expose, tell, reveal

The government attempted to hush up the incident, but the truth eventually came to light.

The scandal threatened to ruin the minister's career, so he tried to hush it up by bribing witnesses.

The doctor was ordered to hush up the patient's diagnosis, as it would have caused unnecessary panic.

The company hush-ups safety violations to avoid lawsuits and negative publicity.