blanket

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of BLANKET

to form a layer over <leaves blanketed all of the land around the house>

Synonyms blanket, carpet, coat, overlay, overlie, overspread, sheet

Related Words enclose (also inclose), enrobe, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, mantle, shawl, shroud, swathe, wrap; cloak, clothe, curtain, veil; circle, encircle, encompass

to keep secret or shut off from view <blanketed the secret memo from the news media>

Synonyms belie, blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, enshroud, mask, obscure, occult, paper over, screen, shroud, suppress, veil

Related Words bury, camouflage, cover (up), smother; gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash; becloud, bedim, befog, block, cloud, darken, eclipse, obstruct, occlude, overcast, overshadow, shade

Near Antonyms bring out, present; clarify, illuminate; advertise, air, broadcast, get out, proclaim, publicize, publish, spread

Antonyms bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil

to cause to cease burning <firefighters managed to blanket the fire with foam>

Synonyms blanket, douse (also dowse), put out, quench, snuff (out)

Related Words choke, smother, suffocate; blow out, rub out, snub (out), stamp (out), stub

Antonyms fire, ignite, inflame (also enflame), kindle, light

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