Monday, January 04, 2010

Word-of-the-Day: Gloze

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Meaning *1 : to mask the true nature of : give a deceptively attractive appearance to — often used with "over" 2 : to deal with (a subject or problem) too lightly or not at all — often used with "over" Example Sentence "His modesty and shyness were at any rate proverbial, and it does seem that he went out of his way to conceal or gloze over certain aspects of his career, his military exploits in particular." (Eleanor Perenyi, Green Thoughts)

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