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Verb: paper over
  1. Conceal or minimize problems or difficulties, especially in a superficial way
    "The agreement merely papered over their fundamental disagreements"
     
  2. Cover a surface with wallpaper or similar material
    "They papered over the cracks in the wall"

Derived forms: papered over, papering over, papers over