" glosses (over) "

1: to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses;

  * e.g., " ... I don't want to gloss over her misbehavior, but keep in mind that she's been under a lot of stress lately "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deodorizes,

•  excuses,

•  explains away,

•  extenuates,

•  glozes (over),

•  palliates,

•  whitewashes

•  Antonyms : 

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2: to dismiss as of little importance;

  * e.g., " ... this biographer tends to gloss over his subject's many character flaws "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blinks (at),

•  brushes (aside or off),

•  condones,

•  discounts,

•  disregards,

•  excuses,

•  forgives,

•  glozes (over),

•  ignores,

•  overlooks,

•  overpasses,

•  papers over,

•  pardons,

•  passes over,

•  remits,

•  shrugs off,

•  whitewashes,

•  winks (at)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)