verb
- Treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly.
- synonyms: skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp over
- Cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error.
- usage: "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
- synonyms: whitewash, sleek over, hush up
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