1. Treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
   "The report glossed over the most controversial issues";
   - skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp over
    
2. Cover up a misdemeanour, fault, or error
   "She tried to gloss over her mistakes";
   - whitewash, hush up

Derived forms: glossing over, glossed over, glosses over

See also: gloss, hush

Type of: cover, cover up, do by [Brit], handle, treat