turare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to stop, plug (a hole)
2. (transitive) to cork, stopper (a bottle)

Concepts

cork

plug

plug up

hoard

keep back

obscure

secrete

secure

stop up

tamp

cork up

conceal

keep someone in the dark

cover

hide

Synonyms

tappare

celare

dissimulare

nascondere

tamponare

chiudere ermeticamente

otturare

Translations

boucher

tapar

raccommoder

encerrar

tampar

kaschieren

isolieren

encobrir

verschleiern

verhüllen

verschweigen

verstecken

zustopfen

zustöpseln

geheim halten

Hyphenated as

tu‧rà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tuˈra.re/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *tūrāre, from Latin obtūrāre. Compare the doublet otturare.