|
|
Definition of Gloss over
1. Verb. Treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly.
Generic synonyms: Do By, Handle, Treat
2. Verb. Cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error. "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
Generic synonyms: Cover, Cover Up
Derivative terms: Whitewash
Definition of Gloss over
1. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gloss Over
Literary usage of Gloss over
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Grecian History: From the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great by Oliver Goldsmith (1826)
"... of his mental accomplishments. at bottom; and while friendship seemed to gloss
over external appearances, fresh discontents were gathering below. 4. ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"Extenuate, palliate, colur, apologize for, gloss over. ... gloss over. Disguise,
varnish, color, palliate, endeavor to excuse, extenuate, make plausible. ..."
3. The Panchatantra-text of Purnabhadra by Johannes Hertel (1912)
"... ti II 15 Cop. of <* gloss over deva: he\\ N asmi for asmin II 19 In bh gloss on
... cop. of "t gloss over ..."
4. Works by Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society (1869)
"Angelorum There is a gloss over this word which is almost illegible. All that
can be read with any certainty is as follows:—".1. is angeli in celo. ..."
5. The War and Humanity: A Further Discussion of the Ethics of the World War by James Montgomery Beck (1917)
"The State Department has preferred, however, to gloss over the whole ... Why should
the State Department have been under such pains to gloss over this ..."
Other Resources:
