释义 |
present tense third-person singular of gloze (over) 1 as in excuses to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses he tried to gloze over his drinking problem by noting that he had never done drugs -
excuses -
explains -
justifies -
glosses (over) -
explains away -
extenuates -
deodorizes -
palliates -
whitewashes -
minimizes -
plays down -
confesses -
varnishes -
apologizes -
atones -
rationalizes -
accounts (for) -
alleviates -
softens -
moderates -
lightens -
mitigates -
sugarcoats -
eases -
tempers -
exculpates -
exonerates -
lessens -
absolves -
vindicates -
acquits -
soft-pedals -
clears 2 as in ignores to dismiss as of little importance we're certainly willing to gloze over a couple of minor historical inaccuracies in an otherwise splendid movie -
ignores -
overlooks -
forgives -
explains -
justifies -
passes over -
pardons -
glosses (over) -
shrugs off -
papers over -
excuses -
discounts -
disregards -
condones -
forgives and forgets -
brushes (aside or off) -
remits -
winks (at) -
whitewashes -
blinks (at) -
overpasses -
closes one's eyes to -
rationalizes -
exculpates -
exonerates -
absolves -
vindicates -
waives -
acquits -
waves (aside or off) -
clears -
objects (to) -
marks -
notes -
minds -
heeds |