vertuschen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German vertuschen, vertussen, vertuzzen (“to cover up, hide”), from tuschen (“to keep quiet, hide something”), further origin obscure. Apparently related to Middle Low German vörtussen (“to hide, cover up, suppress”). Compare also Old High German firtuskōn (“to confuse, mislead”). Influenced in meaning by false association with unrelated tuschen (“to paint, use mascara”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈtʊʃn̩] Hyphenation: ver‧tu‧schen === Verb === vertuschen (weak, third-person singular present vertuscht, past tense vertuschte, past participle vertuscht, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to cover up, to keep secret ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Vertuschen, Vertuscher, Vertuschung vertuschend, vertuscht ==== Related terms ==== vertauschen übertuschen ==== Further reading ==== “vertuschen” in Duden online “vertuschen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “vertuschen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.