skate over vs smooth over

skate over and smooth over both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
skate over	No	No	Yes	No
smooth over	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, skate over and smooth over are synonyms defined as:

skate over and smooth over: treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly

Other synonyms of skate over include gloss over, skimp over, slur over.

skate over (verb)	smooth over (verb)
treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly	treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly