'gloss over' definitions:
Definition of 'gloss over'
(from WordNet)
verb
Treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly [syn: gloss over, skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp over]
verb
Cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes" [syn: whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush up]
Synonyms of 'gloss over'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- account,
- allow for,
- be caught napping,
- be neglectful,
- be negligent,
- becloud,
- befog,
- belie,
- blanket,
- blind,
- camouflage,
- cloak,
- cloud,
- color,
- conceal,
- cover,
- cover up,
- curtain,
- default,
- diminish,
- disguise,
- disregard,
- dissemble,
- distort,
- distract attention from,
- dress up,
- ease,
- eclipse,
- embellish,
- embroider,
- ensconce,
- enshroud,
- envelop,
- explain,
- extenuate,
- fail,
- falsify,
- fudge,
- garble,
- gild,
- gloss,
- hide,
- ignore,
- justify,
- keep under cover,
- lapse,
- lessen,
- let go,
- let ride,
- let slide,
- let slip,
- lose sight of,
- lose track of,
- make allowance for,
- mask,
- mince,
- miscite,
- miscolor,
- misquote,
- misreport,
- misrepresent,
- misstate,
- mitigate,
- neglect,
- nod,
- not care for,
- not get involved,
- not heed,
- not think,
- obfuscate,
- obscure,
- occult,
- overlook,
- overstate,
- palliate,
- pass over,
- pervert,
- rationalize,
- screen,
- shade,
- shroud,
- slant,
- sleep,
- slur over,
- soft-pedal,
- soften,
- strain,
- sugarcoat,
- take for granted,
- titivate,
- trick out,
- twist,
- understate,
- varnish,
- veil,
- veneer,
- warp,
- white,
- whiten,
- whitewash