gloze

[glohz]

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verb (used with object), glozed, gloz·ing.

to explain away; extenuate; gloss over (usually followed by over).

verb (used without object), glozed, gloz·ing.

Archaic. to make glosses; comment.

noun

Archaic. flattery or deceit.
Obsolete. a specious show.

Origin of gloze

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French gloser < Medieval Latin glossāre; see gloss²

Related formsgloz·ing·ly, adverbun·glozed, adjective

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Related Words for gloze

lessen, relieve, soften, soothe, disguise, whiten, allay, varnish, ease, hide, sugarcoat, assuage, mask, camouflage, mollify, white, moderate, screen, veneer, exculpate

Examples from the Web for gloze

Historical Examples of gloze

Any attempt to gloze the situation, he felt, would be futile.
The Black Bag
Louis Joseph Vance
You see, gloze it over as they may, one thing is clear, it is finished with England.
Tancred
Benjamin Disraeli
I would not gloze my crime, nor do I know How to address your worships.
The Scarlet Stigma
James Edgar Smith
He knew his father never cared for him, though his mother tried her best to gloze over the indifference of her husband.
Garrison's Finish
W. B. M. Ferguson
At dark the old man lit two lamps, which served dimly to gloze the shadows, and thrust logs of wood into the cast-iron stove.
The Blazed Trail
Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for gloze

gloze

verb

(tr often foll by over) to explain away; minimize the effect or importance of
to make explanatory notes or glosses on (a text)
to use flattery (on)

noun

flattery or deceit
an explanatory note or gloss
specious or deceptive talk or action

Word Origin for gloze

C13: from Old French glosser to comment; see gloss ²

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