" paper over "

1: to dismiss as of little importance;

  * e.g., " ... the differences between the two factions are too great to be papered over in the name of party unity "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blink (at),

•  brush (aside or off),

•  condone,

•  discount,

•  disregard,

•  excuse,

•  forgive,

•  gloss (over),

•  gloze (over),

•  ignore,

•  overlook,

•  overpass,

•  pardon,

•  pass over,

•  remit,

•  shrug off,

•  whitewash,

•  wink (at)

•  Antonyms : 

•  bare,

•  disclose,

•  display,

•  divulge,

•  expose,

•  reveal,

•  show,

•  uncloak,

•  uncover,

•  unmask,

•  unveil

2: to keep secret or shut off from view;

  * e.g., " ... the company tried to paper over its red ink, issuing assurances that it was still financially sound "

•  Synonyms : 

•  belie,

•  blanket,

•  blot out,

•  cloak,

•  conceal,

•  cover,

•  curtain,

•  disguise,

•  enshroud,

•  hide,

•  mask,

•  obscure,

•  occult,

•  screen,

•  shroud,

•  suppress,

•  veil

•  Antonyms : 

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