Alleviate
Alleviate verb - To make more bearable or less severe.
Gloze over and alleviate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gloze over" instead a verb "Alleviate".
Nearby Words: alleviation, alleviating
Gloze over
Gloze over verb - To make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses.
Usage example: he tried to gloze over his drinking problem by noting that he had never done drugs
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Synonyms for Gloze over
Alleviate and gloze over are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alleviate" instead a verb "Gloze over".
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Related pairs
- temper and alleviate
- temper and gloze over
- ease and alleviate
- ease and gloze over
- remit and alleviate
- remit and gloze over
- soften and alleviate
- soften and gloze over
- excuse and alleviate
- excuse and gloze over
- moderate and alleviate
- moderate and gloze over
- mitigate and alleviate
- mitigate and gloze over
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