I'm looking for a succinct verb for "to direct attention away from" or "to cause others to ignore" something. Example: The regulators' own report contains a clue to the fraud, which they not only ignored, but actively [XXX]. Undermine, undercut, discredit, suppress, bury, and cover up are too strong. In the hypothetical, the regulators weren't ... More @Wikipedia
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