Sefer Ha-Kabbalah Glosses over the real identity of the Davidic Prince of Septimania - "Makhir of Narbonne"

Gloss

Verb

2. try to conceal or disguise (something embarrassing or unfavorable) by treating it briefly or representing it misleadingly.

"the social costs of this growth are glossed over"

synonyms:

conceal, cover up, hide, disguise, mask, veil;  shrug off, brush aside, play down, minimize, understate, make light of;  informalbrush under the carpet "he tried to gloss over his problems" http://nltaylor.net/pdfs/a_Makhir.pdf