gloze English

Meaning gloze meaning

What does gloze mean?

gloze noun

— A comment in the margin; explanatory note; gloss; commentary.

— Flattery.

— (False) appearance.

— A specious show, a deceit.

gloze verb

— (literary) To extenuate, explain away, gloss over.

— To use flattering language.

— To smooth over; to palliate by specious explanation.

— To give a shine to (something or someone).

Synonyms gloze synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as gloze?

gloze English » English

flattery

flatter

adulate

gloss

fawn on

explain

cajolery

unriddle

sweet-talk

palliate

interpret

flatter obsequiously

eyewash

extenuate

expound

explicate

explain away

disguise

deceit

conceal

butter up

blandishment

ass kissing

adulation