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sugarcoat

[ shoog-er-koht ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to cover with sugar:

    to sugarcoat a pill.

  2. to make (something difficult or distasteful) appear more pleasant or acceptable:

    There was no way to sugarcoat the bad news.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sugarcoat1

First recorded in 1865–70; sugar + coat

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Example Sentences

Spain may have more worries if its political leaders continue to sugarcoat the issue.

It is a pill that the Tolstois, the "communities" and the "Knights" of Labor can not sugarcoat.

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