Word of the day: Gloze

Gloze: lisonja, lisonjaria, adulação, aparência enganosa, lisonjear, adular, encobrir com palavras

Synonyms / definition: to minimize or to explain away, to use flattery, to make an explanation, to shine brightly,  comment, flattery, pretense.

^{“Anthony Blunt was exposed 20 years ago, there were some who tried to gloze his conduct."
(Geoffrey Wheatcroft; Her Russia Right or Wrong; The Spectator (London, UK); Sep 18, 1999.)}
“He tried to gloze over his drinking problem by noting that he had never done drugs.”(www.merriam-webster.com)