What's a word like "disregard" or "bypass" that means "hides"?

Solution 1:

I think eschew would fit well in these circumstances.

Solution 2:

I feel like there is a perfect term lurking at the edge of my memory, but all I'm coming up with immediately is "Ignore" in the sense of pretending that something does not exist.

"Gloss Over" is a bit better, and plain old "Overlook" is another possibility.

Solution 3:

While it doesn't quite work (gracefully) in your sample sentence, elide is a word that describes the kind of action you mention in your opening sentence.

From my Merriam-Webster thesaurus:

Entry Word: elide Function: verb Text: Synonyms NEGLECT, discount, disregard, fail, forget, ignore, omit, overlook, pass, slight