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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Mitigate and gloze over are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mitigate" instead a verb "Gloze over".
Mitigate
Mitigate verb - To make more bearable or less severe.
Gloze over and mitigate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gloze over" instead a verb "Mitigate".
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