gloss over

Definition

To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.

Example Sentences

• "They glossed over the problem, hoping that the customers wouldn't notice."
• "Plausibility, I know, can only be unmasked by shewing the absurdities it glosses over, and the simple truths it involves with specious errors."
• "This book only glosses over quantum mechanics; it doesn't go into detail."