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gild

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1 as in whitewash, varnish

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gild

gloss (over),
varnish,
whitewash

bury,
camouflage,
cover (up),
smother

becloud,
bedim,
befog,
block,
cloud,
darken,
eclipse,
obstruct,
occlude,
overcast,
overshadow,
shade

belie,
blanket,
blot out,
cloak,
conceal,
cover,
curtain,
disguise,
enshroud,
hide,
mask,
obscure,
occult,
paper over,
screen,
shroud,
suppress,
veil

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for gild

bare,
disclose,
display,
divulge,
expose,
reveal,
show,
uncloak,
uncover,
unmask,
unveil

bring out,
present

clarify,
illuminate

advertise,
air,
broadcast,
get out,
proclaim,
publicize,
publish,
spread

2 as in paint, appliqué

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gild

appliqué,
paint

braid,
embroider,
feather,
figure,
filigree,
fillet,
flounce,
frill,
fringe,
furbelow,
garland,
hang,
lace,
ribbon,
swag,
wreathe

diamond,
gem,
impearl,
jewel,
pearl

boss,
chase

redecorate,
redo

brighten,
freshen,
smarten,
spruce (up)

accessorize,
dress up,
trap,
trick (out)

adorn,
array,
beautify,
bedeck,
bedizen,
blazon,
caparison,
deck,
decorate,
do,
doll up,
do up,
drape,
dress,
embellish,
emblaze,
emboss,
enrich,
fancify,
fancy up,
festoon,
garnish,
glitz (up),
grace,
gussy up,
ornament,
pretty (up),
trim

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for gild

blemish,
deface,
disfigure,
mar,
scar,
spoil

simplify,
streamline

bare,
denude,
dismantle,
display,
divest,
expose,
reveal,
strip,
uncover

uglify

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