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

"Don't try to gloze it over," cut in Blake.

From Out of the Primitive by Bennet, Robert Ames

Heaven, that I had thy head! he has found the meaning: But I will gloze with him.

From Pericles by Shakespeare, William

Any attempt to gloze the situation, he felt, would be futile.

From The Black Bag by Vance, Louis Joseph

It was the case of Esau; he was bidden sell his birthright for pottage, and affection could not gloze over the bargain.

From The Path of the King by Buchan, John

gloze

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