Gloss Over (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The company tried to gloss over the security breach, downplaying its severity to the public.
- His manager attempted to gloss over the embezzlement scandal, insisting it was just a minor misunderstanding.
- Rather than acknowledging the issue, the government glossed over the human rights violations in the report.
- After being confronted by her colleagues, she tried to gloss over her plagiarism by attributing it to 'oversight'.
- Instead of discussing the underlying causes, they glossed over the problems and moved on with the project.
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Meaning 2
Treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.