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sugarcoat
sugarcoat
/ˈʃʊɡɚˌkoʊt/
verb
Middle School
1
To coat with sugar.
2
To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to.
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candy-coat
gild
gild the pill
sugarcoat the pill
Related Words
polish a turd
put lipstick on a pig
sweeten the pill
sweeten the pot
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