VDict - Definition of gloss over

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gloss over

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Verb

cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
- Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin
- She tried to gloss over her mistakes

treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly

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Synonyms:
whitewash sleek over hush up skate over smooth over slur over skimp over

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "gloss over":
glass over glaze over gloss over
Words contain "gloss over" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
gloss whitewash sturnus vulgaris common starling lustrelessness lusterlessness lip-gloss sleek over gloss over hush up more...

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