sugarcoat

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈʃʊɡɚˌkoʊt/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈʃʊɡəˌkəʊt/

Verb

sugarcoat (sugarcoats, present participle sugarcoating; past and past participle sugarcoated)

1. (transitive) To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to.
   • There's no way to sugarcoat the loss of the space shuttle; it was an unmitigated disaster.

Synonyms

• gild
• gild the pill
• whitewash

Translations

• German: beschönigen, schönreden
• Russian: смягчать

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