Gloze synonyms
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(Archaic) To underrate; underestimate
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- (Archaic) To underrate; underestimate
- To lessen or appear to lessen the seriousness or extent of (an offense, for example), especially by providing partial excuses:
- To lessen or seem to lessen the seriousness of (an offense, guilt, etc.) by giving excuses or serving as an excuse
palliate (related)
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Also used with over: explain away
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To lessen or seem to lessen the seriousness of (an offense, guilt, etc.) by giving excuses or serving as an excuse
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- To lessen or seem to lessen the seriousness of (an offense, guilt, etc.) by giving excuses or serving as an excuse
- (Now Rare) To diminish or weaken
- To mitigate or lessen.
To make appear less serious or offensive; excuse; extenuate
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- To make appear less serious or offensive; excuse; extenuate
- To alleviate the symptoms of (a disease or disorder).
- To lessen the pain or severity of without actually curing; alleviate; ease
(Sports) To defeat (an opponent) in a game in which the opponent does not score.
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- (Sports) To defeat (an opponent) in a game in which the opponent does not score.
- To gloss over or conceal the faults or defects of; give a favorable interpretation of or a falsely virtuous appearance to
- To paint or coat with whitewash.
Also used with over: color
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To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold.
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- To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold.
- To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to.
- To coat with a gold color
To furnish (a text) with glosses
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- To furnish (a text) with glosses
- To provide (an expression or a text) with a gloss or glosses.
- To apply a gloss to:
To cause to seem more appealing or pleasant:
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- To cause to seem more appealing or pleasant:
- To make (something disagreeable) seem more acceptable or less unpleasant, as by using flattery, euphemism, etc.
- To cover or coat with sugar
To polish up; adorn
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- To polish up; adorn
- To impart a smooth surface or appearance to, as with varnish
- To cover with varnish; brush varnish on
To conceal, as something common or crude, with a deceptively attractive outward show.
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- To conceal, as something common or crude, with a deceptively attractive outward show.
- To overlay (a surface) with a thin layer of a fine or decorative material.
- To cover with a thin layer of more costly material; esp., to cover (wood) with wood of finer quality
To gloss over or conceal the faults or defects of; give a favorable interpretation of or a falsely virtuous appearance to
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- To gloss over or conceal the faults or defects of; give a favorable interpretation of or a falsely virtuous appearance to
- To conceal or gloss over (wrongdoing, for example).
- To paint or coat with whitewash.
paper-over
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put a good face on
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show (related)
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true (related)
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Find another word for gloze. In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for gloze, like: gloss over, cover-up, extenuate, palliate, Also used with over: explain away, extenuate, gloss over, palliate, sleek over, whitewash and Also used with over: color.
