4
free(clear, defend, spare, relieve, prove)
4
hush up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cover, ease)
4
ignore(verb, take, disregard)
4
surface(cover, finish)
3
mask(verb, act, cover, pass, ease)
3
bedaub
3
belie(verb, change, obscure, fake, twist)
3
besmear
3
blanch(verb, dull, cover, finish, white)
3
cloak(verb, act, cover, pass, ease)
3
clobber(verb, beat, crush, overcome, overwhelm)
3
cover(verb, act, pass, ease, moderate)
3
dab
3
deceit(noun, trick, agreement, deception, swindle)
3
diminish(verb, cover, ease, moderate, lessen)
3
discharge(clear, free, defend, spare, relieve)
3
distemper(noun, verb, disorder, paint, decorate)
3
dress up(verb, expression, act, cover, pass)
3
falsify(verb, act, change, cover, pass)
3
fudge(verb, change, obscure, fake, twist)
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