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- [glos, glaws oh-ver]
- /glɒs, glɔs ˈoʊ vər/
- /ɡlɒs ˈəʊvə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [glos, glaws oh-ver]
- /glɒs, glɔs ˈoʊ vər/
Definitions of gloss over words
- noun gloss over an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text. 1
- noun gloss over a series of verbal interpretations of a text. 1
- noun gloss over a glossary. 1
- noun gloss over an artfully misleading interpretation. 1
- verb with object gloss over to insert glosses on; annotate. 1
- verb with object gloss over to place (a word) in a gloss. 1
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Origin of gloss over
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English glose (< Old French glose) < Medieval Latin glōsa, glōza < Greek glôssa word requiring explanation, literally, language, tongue; (v.) Middle English glosen < Medieval Latin glōssāre, derivative of glōsa; cf. gloze, reflecting the Old French pronunciation of verb
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Parts of speech for Gloss over
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gloss over popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gloss over usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gloss over
verb gloss over
- mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- misstate — to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
- distort — to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
- pervert — to affect with perversion.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
Antonyms for gloss over
verb gloss over
- straighten — make straight
- disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- divulge — to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- unmask — to strip a mask or disguise from.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with g
- Words starting with gl
- Words starting with glo
- Words starting with glos
- Words starting with gloss
- Words starting with glosso
- Words starting with glossov
- Words starting with glossove
- Words starting with glossover