| VERB | social | gloss over, skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp over | treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly |
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| perception | gloss over, whitewash, sleek over, hush up | cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error |
| Meaning | treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp over | |
| Broader | treat, handle, do by | interact in a certain way |
| See also | gloss | give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing |
| Meaning | cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "She tried to gloss over her mistakes" | |
| Synonyms | whitewash, sleek over, hush up | |
| Broader | cover, cover up | hide from view or knowledge |
| See also | gloss | give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing |
| Spanish | acallar, blanquear, cubrir, disimular, encalar, encubrir, tapar | |
| Catalan | arrear, emblanquinar, emblanquir, encalcinar, guarnir | |
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