hush up

hush up

Verb

to suppress information or rumours about (something)

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	hush up - cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes" sleek over, whitewash, gloss over cover up, cover - hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"
	2.	hush up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" silence, still, hush, quieten, shut up shush - silence (someone) by uttering `shush!' conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" lull, calm down - become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment" shout down - silence or overwhelm by shouting pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten, hush - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" gag, muzzle - prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"