Polyglot Dictionary

encobrir

/ẽkoˈbɾiɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
encubro
preterite (eu)
encobri
past participle
encoberto

Meaning

  1. to cover up

    • Encobriu o erro.

      He covered up the mistake.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

acobertar

acobertar and encobrir are close synonyms for "to cover up," both about concealing a wrongdoing.

cobrir

encobrir specifically means to conceal or cover up, like hiding a wrongdoing; cobrir is the general everyday word for "to cover."

Practice

1 What does encobrir mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches encobrir?

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