Definition of "gloss over" in English

Verb

1. To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.

   • They glossed over the problem, hoping that the customers wouldn't notice.

2. To treat something with less care than it in some ways deserves; to ignore, or at least to discount or dismiss for the current purposes.

   • This book only glosses over quantum mechanics; it doesn't go into detail.