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To avoid speaking on a given topic

To become covered in a glossy sheen

To deal with something hurriedly, treat in a perfunctory manner

To (attempt to) lessen or mitigate the seriousness of

To give little or no attention to

To regard or represent as being of little worth

To keep quiet about

To give or add color to, especially with paint

To (attempt to) hide or disguise, especially an offense

To misrepresent by distortion or exaggeration

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To avoid speaking on a given topic

bury one's head in sand

not take into account

not take into consideration

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“This is something that those who wish to obfuscate the origins of our current conflicts with extremists tend to gloss over or ignore.”

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To become covered in a glossy sheen

Verb

To deal with something hurriedly, treat in a perfunctory manner

make only brief mention of

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To (attempt to) lessen or mitigate the seriousness of

deodorise^UK

deodorize^US

give an explanation for

come up with an explanation for

make a case for

account for

rationalize^US

rationalise^UK

provide a rationale for

provide a cop out for

give a justification for

legitimise^UK

legitimize^US

come up with an explanation

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To give little or no attention to

minimize^US

minimise^UK

reject

not take into consideration

rationalize^US

brush something under the carpet

rationalise^UK

deodorise^UK

deodorize^US

discharge

tolerate

varnish over

sweep under the carpet

take with a pinch of salt

let bygones be bygones

let fall between the cracks

leave out of consideration

leave something undone

pay little attention to

be remiss about

put out of your mind

fail to care for

have nothing to do with

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To regard or represent as being of little worth

underrate

minimise^UK

minimize^US

undervalue

diminish

belittle

trivialise^UK

trivialize^US

set too little store by

put on the soft pedal

criticize^US

marginalize^US

criticise^UK

marginalise^UK

look down one's nose at

take something for granted

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

axe^UK

ax^US

abandon one's principles

be contemptuous about

turn up one's nose at

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To keep quiet about

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To give or add color to, especially with paint

color^US

colour^UK

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To (attempt to) hide or disguise, especially an offense

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To misrepresent by distortion or exaggeration

color^US

embroider

exaggerate

disguise

dramatise^UK

dramatize^US

romanticise^UK

romanticize^US

quote out of context

elaborate on

give a false account of

colour^UK

make a mountain out of a molehill

emphasize^US

emphasise^UK

blow out of proportion

lay it on thick

go to extremes

make a federal case of

blow up out of all proportion

fill out

make a production out of

give a false impression of

blow up out of proportion

put the wrong slant on

mold^US

mould^UK

make a big thing out of

make a mountain out of

give a false picture of

give a slant to

blow-up

jazz up

exaggerate information

make too much of something

lay it on with a trowel

blow something out of all proportion

lay it on with a shovel

lay it on thick about

big up

make a drama out of a crisis

lay it on with a trowel about

put flesh on the bones of

make a big deal out of something

expatiate

emphasize too much

magnify importance

make a song and dance about

maximize^US

maximise^UK

belabour^UK

belabor^US

make a big thing about

make a performance of

pay extravagant compliments

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