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Verb: smooth over  smoodh'ow-vu(r)
  1. Treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
    "The report smoothed over the most controversial issues";
    - gloss over, skate over, slur over, skimp over

Derived forms: smooths over, smoothing over, smoothed over

See also: scant [N. Amer]

Type of: do by [Brit], handle, treat