to gloss over

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To treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp

This book only glosses over quantum mechanics, and doesn't go into detail.

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

They glossed over the problem, hoping that the customers wouldn't notice.

glaze over
If you gloss over a problem, a mistake, or an embarrassing moment, you try and make it seem unimportant by ignoring it or by dealing with it very quickly. Some foreign governments appear happy to gloss over continued human rights abuses
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
embellish, smooth over; touch up, alter
to gloss over
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