[glohz] 
verb, glozed, gloz⋅ing, noun | 1. | to explain away; extenuate; gloss over (usually fol. by over). |
| 2. | Archaic. to make glosses; comment. |
| 3. | Archaic. flattery or deceit. |
| 4. | Obsolete. a specious show. |
| gloze (glōz) v. glozed, gloz·ing, gloz·es v. tr. To minimize or underplay; gloss: glozed over the embarrassing part. See Synonyms at palliate. v. intr. Archaic To use flattery or cajolery. [Middle English glosen, to interpret, explain away, from Old French gloser, from glose, gloss; see gloss2.] |
