English verb: sleek over | |||
1. | sleek over (perception) cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error | ||
Samples | Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin. She tried to gloss over her mistakes. | ||
Synonyms | gloss over, hush up, whitewash | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cover, cover up | ||