gilded. 1  covered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color. 2  having a pleasing or showy appearance that conceals something of little worth.
The verb RECUSE has 2 senses: 1. disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case. 2. challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law. Familiarity information: RECUSE used as a verb is rare.
espouse-take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; She embraced Catholicism; They adopted the Jewish faith. sweep up, embrace, adopt. fasten on, hook on, seize on, take up, latch on-adopt; take up new ideas.