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
Play down and gloze over are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Play down" instead a verb "Gloze over".
Play down
Play down verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.
Gloze over and play down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gloze over" instead a verb "Play down".
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Related pairs
- temper and gloze over
- temper and play down
- soften and gloze over
- soften and play down
- discount and gloze over
- discount and play down
- excuse and gloze over
- excuse and play down
- moderate and gloze over
- moderate and play down
- mitigate and gloze over
- mitigate and play down
- lessen and gloze over
- lessen and play down
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