Polyglot Dictionary

encubrir

/eŋkuˈβɾiɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
encubro
preterite (yo)
encubrí
past participle
encubierto

Meaning

  1. to cover up

    • Encubrió el delito.

      He covered up the crime.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

tapar

encubrir specifically means to cover up a crime or wrongdoing, to conceal or harbor a fugitive; tapar is the general, everyday word "to cover," like putting a lid on something.

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