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To cover up a mistake or a crime

To deal with something hurriedly, treat in a perfunctory manner

To disregard as unimportant or insignificant

To state something with less completeness than needed

To (attempt to) lessen or mitigate the seriousness of

To make a false show or pretense of

To give or add color to

To hide or conceal something (literally or figuratively)

To keep quiet about

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To cover up a mistake or a crime

“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 deal with something hurriedly, treat in a perfunctory manner

mention briefly

pass over quickly

make only brief mention of

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To disregard as unimportant or insignificant

take no notice of

turn a blind eye to

pay no attention to

take no account of

turn a deaf ear to

not take into consideration

deliberately ignore

close your eyes to

look the other way

turn a blind eye

be oblivious to

make allowances for

turn your back on

let someone off with

let something slide

let something ride

wipe slate clean

sweep under the carpet

sweep under the rug

deal rapidly with

treat as unimportant

plead ignorance

bury the hatchet

give absolution

suspend charges

grant a pardon to

take with a pinch of salt

give no credence to

leave out of account

send to Coventry

turn a deaf ear

grin and bear it

let bygones be bygones

roll with punches

swim with the tide

turn blind eye to

think no more of

put out of your mind

pay no attention

let fall between the cracks

fail to observe

leave out of consideration

leave unnoticed

fail to care for

have nothing to do with

throw to the winds

keep your distance

be irresponsible

leave something undone

fail to look after

keep at arm's length

think little of

procrastinate over

pay little attention to

be remiss about

fail to provide for

not trouble oneself

not take into account

bury one's head in sand

cock a snook at

pour cold water on

treat with contempt

throw cold water on

refuse to acknowledge

have no time for

cease to remember

erase from memory

stop thinking about

consign to oblivion

put in the past

draw a veil over

dismiss from mind

cease to think of

not worry about

erase from your mind

banish from one's thoughts

not give another thought to

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To state something with less completeness than needed

do an injustice to

not do justice to

set little store by

set no store by

make nothing of

think too little of

fail to appreciate

set too little store by

take for granted

put on the soft pedal

brush something under the carpet

do a hatchet job on

cast aspersions on

drag through the mud

take down a peg

cut down to size

look down one's nose at

think little of

hold in contempt

treat as unimportant

find fault with

give comeuppance

knock off high horse

take dim view of

feel contempt for

treat with contempt

inveigh against

fulminate against

hold forth against

throw stones at

take something for granted

underappreciate

lower in status

be untrue to oneself

abandon one's principles

regard with contempt

be contemptuous about

show contempt for

reduce to the ranks

kick downstairs

turn your nose up at

turn up one's nose at

lower the status of

take a swipe at

shoot full of holes

cut to the quick

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To (attempt to) lessen or mitigate the seriousness of

make allowances for

make allowances

make excuses for

give an explanation for

come up with an explanation for

make a case for

make acceptable

provide a rationale for

give an explanation

show grounds for

give reasons for

come up with an explanation

give an excuse for

vindicate oneself

exculpate oneself

give a reason for

clear the air about

give a justification for

give a rationale for

exonerate oneself

give an apologia for

absolve yourself

give an alibi for

throw light upon

intellectualize^US

intellectualise^UK

give good reason for

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To make a false show or pretense of

give the appearance of

go through the motions of

make a pretence of

bear a resemblance to

be the very picture of

bear resemblance to

look a lot like

pass oneself off as

put on a false front

do an impression of

follow the example of

put one in mind of

bear semblance to

model yourself on

take as a model

put up a smoke screen

take as an example

take as a pattern

have earmarks of

pattern yourself after

tell a white lie

be the spitting image of

be a dead ringer for

follow in the footsteps of

be the image of

take a leaf out of someone's book

have the look of

be the picture of

create out of thin air

pretend to have

profess to have

put up a front of

lay it on thick

assume the role of

affect the role of

style oneself on

play to the gallery

put on a pretense

be consistent with

adopt the style of

have the hallmarks of

be not dissimilar to

have all the hallmarks of

put you in mind of

make one think of

assume the role

be hypocritical

go through the motions

give appearance of

put on a false display

have on the appearance of

take on the appearance of

pattern oneself on

follow in someone's steps

take as a role model

indulge in fantasy

keep quiet about

draw a veil over

sweep under the carpet

be dishonest about

sweep under the rug

disguise yourself

assume the character of

represent oneself as

disguise oneself as

assume character

pass yourself off

take the part of

build castles in Spain

build castles in the air

take leaf out of book

hide one's feelings

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To give or add color to

catch a likeness

change the color of

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To hide or conceal something (literally or figuratively)

give a false account of

give a false idea of

quote out of context

take out of context

draw a veil over

keep out of sight

sweep under the carpet

sweep under the rug

put the wrong slant on

keep under wraps

stop something being overheard

cast a shadow over

put out of sight

give a false picture of

keep silent about

not breathe a word of

keep under your hat

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Verb

To keep quiet about

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