Definitions

gloze

[glohz] / gloʊz /

VERB

palliate

Synonyms

STRONG

abate allay alleviate assuage camouflage cloak conceal condone cover diminish disguise dissemble ease exculpate excuse extenuate hide justify lessen lighten mask minimize mitigate moderate mollify prettify qualify relieve screen soften soothe sugarcoat temper varnish veil veneer vindicate white whiten whitewash

WEAK

apologize for hush up make light of put on a Band-Aid quick fix

Antonyms

STRONG

accuse aggravate agitate allow blacken blame burden condemn darken depress disclose divulge enlarge expose extend incite increase intensify irritate lay bare let out magnify open prolong provoke reveal sentence show strip tell trouble uncover unmask upset worry worsen

Example Sentences

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"For illustration, here are some shorties which we'd call real $7 words, and wouldn't use here at this time without explanation: adit, erg, ergo, ohm, gloze, cozen, griff, modal, mure, snash, viable."

From Time Magazine Archive

Official attempts to gloze over the incident would have been amusing if they were not pathetic.

From Pan-Islam by Bury, G. Wyman (George Wyman)

You see, gloze it over as they may, one thing is clear, it is finished with England.

From Tancred Or, The New Crusade by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

It would be, of course, possible to refine on and gloze over certain points of the teaching.

From The Soul of a People by Fielding, H. (Harold)

He knew his father never cared for him, though his mother tried her best to gloze over the indifference of her husband.

From Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course by Ferguson, W. B. M. (William Blair Morton)

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