I . v. n.
1.
Flatter, cajole, wheedle, fawn, cringe.
2.
Explain, expound, comment, gloss, make glosses.
II . v. a.
Gloss over, put a specious face upon, extenuate, palliate, cover up.
III . n.
1.
Specious show, gloss, plausible covering.
2.
Flattery, cajolery, wheedling, adulation.