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cosmeticize

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cos⋅met⋅i⋅cize

[koz-met-uh-sahyz]
–verb (used with object), -cized, -ciz⋅ing.
to improve superficially; cause to seem better or more attractive.
Also, especially British, cos⋅met⋅i⋅cise.


Origin:
1815–25; cosmetic + -ize
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cos·met·i·cize   (kŏz-mět'ĭ-sīz')   
tr.v.   cos·met·i·cized, cos·met·i·ciz·ing, cos·met·i·ciz·es
To make superficially attractive or acceptable: "cosmeticized packages of song and dance for easy audience consumption" (Saturday Review).
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