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Another word for gild

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Verb

  1. To give a deceptively attractive appearance to

      1. To gloss over or conceal the faults or defects of; give a favorable interpretation of or a falsely virtuous appearance to
      2. To conceal or gloss over (wrongdoing, for example).
      3. To paint or coat with whitewash.
      1. To cover with a thin layer of more costly material; esp., to cover (wood) with wood of finer quality
      2. To overlay (a surface) with a thin layer of a fine or decorative material.
      3. To conceal, as something common or crude, with a deceptively attractive outward show.
      1. To impart a smooth surface or appearance to, as with varnish
      2. To give a smooth and glossy finish to.
      3. To cover with varnish; brush varnish on
      1. To cause to seem more appealing or pleasant:
      2. To cover or coat with sugar
      3. To make (something disagreeable) seem more acceptable or less unpleasant, as by using flattery, euphemism, etc.
      1. (Obs.) To make glosses or comments (on); explain: the original meaning
      2. To smooth over; to palliate.
      3. To use flattery or cajolery.
      1. To smooth over or cover up (an error, inadequacy, fault, etc.); make appear right by specious argument or by minimizing
      2. To apply a gloss to:
      3. To give a bright sheen or luster to.
      1. To become red in the face; redden or blush.
      2. To take on color.
      3. To impart color to or change the color of.
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    See also:

    true

  2. To make superficially more acceptable or appealing

      1. (Games) To increase the value of (an unwon poker pot) by adding stakes before reopening.
      2. To restore to purity; to free from taint.
      3. To remove sulfur compounds from (fuel oil or gas).
      1. To cause to seem more appealing or pleasant:
      2. To make (something disagreeable) seem more acceptable or less unpleasant, as by using flattery, euphemism, etc.
      3. To coat with sugar:
      1. To make sugar or syrup from sugar maple sap. Often used with off.
      2. To boil down maple syrup to form maple sugar
      3. To mix, cover, sprinkle, or sweeten with sugar
      1. To make pleasant or appealing:
      2. To give a yellow or golden color to.
      3. To sweeten with honey; add honey to.
      1. (Intransitive) To have sugar crystals form in or on.
      2. To cook, preserve, saturate, or coat with sugar or syrup:
      3. To cook in or with sugar or syrup so as to glaze, encrust, or preserve
    See also:

    like

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Another word for gild

Verb

  1. To give the appearance of gold

  2. To adorn

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Sentence Examples

  • The gild of weavers numbered 2400 members.

  • Dunstable had also a gild merchant and was affiliated to London.

  • That Chesterfield was early a thriving centre is shown by the charter of John Lord Wake, lord of the manor, granting a gild merchant to the town.

  • The Exeter gild also gave assistance when property was destroyed by fire.

  • The gild merchant came into existence in England soon after the Norman Conquest, as a result of the increasing importance of trade, and it may have been transplanted from Normandy.

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