gloze

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /ɡloʊz/ UK /ɡləʊz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to explain away or minimize; to use flattering talk

He tried to gloze over the errors in his report.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to explain away or... minimize extenuate palliate flatter gloss whitewash

Opposites

emphasize expose

Word family

Related forms glossglozing

Etymology

From Middle English glosen ('to interpret, flatter, deceive'), from Old French gloser ('to gloss, comment on'), from Latin glossa ('explanatory word'). A doublet of gloss.

gloser Old French glossa Latin

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Topics

Communication

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# gloze

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɡloʊz/
**IPA (UK):** /ɡləʊz/

## Meanings
1. to explain away or minimize; to use flattering talk

## Examples
- He tried to gloze over the errors in his report.

## Synonyms
- minimize
- extenuate
- palliate
- flatter
- gloss
- whitewash

## Antonyms
- emphasize
- expose

## Related Forms
- gloss
- glozing

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gloser
- Root: glossa

## Etymology
From Middle English glosen ('to interpret, flatter, deceive'), from Old French gloser ('to gloss, comment on'), from Latin glossa ('explanatory word'). A doublet of gloss.

## AI Etymology
Gloze comes from Middle English glosen ('to interpret, flatter, deceive'), from Old French gloser ('to gloss, comment on'), from Latin glossa ('explanatory word'). A doublet of gloss. The etymological trail includes Old French gloser and Latin glossa. As a verb, gloze means to explain away or minimize; to use flattering talk. The same family is visible in related forms such as gloss and glozing.

## Topics
- Communication

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