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sugarcoating

 [shoog-er-koh-ting]  

sug·ar·coat·ing

   [shoog-er-koh-ting]
noun
1.
the act or process of covering something with sugar.
2.
a coating or layer of sugar or a sugary substance.
3.
a thing used to make something else considered unpleasant or disagreeable seem attractive or palatable.
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Origin:
1905–10; sugar + coat + -ing1

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sug·ar·coat

   [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.
Origin:
1865–70; sugar + coat
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