gildEnglishOxford American Thesaurusgild verb 1 the Romans would gild the ceilings of their temples and palaces: cover with gold, paint gold, lacquer gold, inlay with gold. 2 there was no need to gild the truth: elaborate, embellish, embroider, sugarcoat, window-dress, camouflage, disguise, dress up, touch up, ginger up, color, exaggerate, catastrophize, enlarge on, expand on; informal jazz up.
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