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cover for

verbid 5188·updated Jun 3, 2026
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to provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt

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Classifications

Cognitive

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Variants

pasttense
covered for
presentparticiple
covering for
thirdpersonsingular
covers for
pastparticiple
covered for

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
to provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
to provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt
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