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Gloss over Moderate

Gloss over has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly

2

cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

"Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"

"She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

3

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

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
treat cover
Rhyming Words
ver 0ver aver tver ever over hover hiver giver inver never river liver 4ever laver paver raver 5ever tiver saver
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