gloss over

Meaning

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

Synonyms

smooth over

slur over

whitewash

slough over

sleek over

cover up

skimp over

extenuate

skate over

hush up

bypass

pass over

push aside

varnish

pass the buck

Interpret speciously

pass off

conceal

cover

embellish

go by

hide

hype

omit

palliate

pass

Translations

beschönigen

emblanquir

bemänteln

arrear

passer sur

schönfärben

encalcinar

übertünchen

ξανασχολιάζω

sécuriser

emblanquinar

sopire

tacitare

verbloemen

guarnir