rem colorare nomine aliquo (by a pretext, Valerius Max., 8, 2, 2); rem involucris tegere et quasi velis obtendere; also, velare rem only: to palliate anything by any excuse, praetendere aliquid alicui rei; rem tegere or occultare aliqua re; rem excusatione alicujus rei tegere (by excuses; Vid: Cic., Lael., 12, 43); rem in alicujus rei simulationem conferre (under a pretext; Vid: Caes., B.C., 1, 40): to endeavor to palliate anything by some pretext, velamentum alicui rei quaerere (Sen., De Vit. Beat., 12): rei deformi dare colorem (Caes., B.C., 3, 32; Quint., 3, 8, 44): to endeavor to palliate one’s guilt by fine words, splendida verba praetendere culpae suae (Ov., Rem., 240); honesta praescriptione rem turpem tegere, vitia sua fucare, colorare.