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sugarcoat

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sug·ar·coat  (shgr-kt)
tr.v. sug·ar·coat·ed, sug·ar·coat·ing, sug·ar·coats
1. To cause to seem more appealing or pleasant: a sentimental treatment that sugercoats a harsh reality.
2. To coat with sugar: sugarcoat a pill.
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Verb1.sugarcoat - coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
candy, glaze
dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate, sweeten - make sweeter in taste
2.sugarcoat - cause to appear more pleasant or appealing; "The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts"
spin - twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing"


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