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Gloss over

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash. idiomatic, transitive

    "They glossed over the problem, hoping that the customers wouldn't notice."

  2. 2
    cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error wordnet
  3. 3
    To treat something with less care than it in some ways deserves; to ignore, or at least to discount or dismiss for the current purposes. idiomatic, transitive

    "This book only glosses over quantum mechanics; it doesn't go into detail."

  4. 4
    treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly wordnet

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