- sugarcoat
- sugarcoat (v.) also sugar-coat, 1870, originally of medicine; figuratively, "make more palatable," from 1910. Related: Sugarcoated; sugarcoating.
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sugarcoat — [v] sweeten add sugar, add sweetening, alleviate, candy coat, make more appealing, make sweet, mollify, pacify, soften up, soothe; concepts 7,22,170 … New thesaurus
sugarcoat — [shoog′ərkōt΄] vt. 1. to cover or coat with sugar 2. to make (something disagreeable) seem more acceptable or less unpleasant, as by using flattery, euphemism, etc … English World dictionary
sugarcoat — /shoog euhr koht /, v.t. 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. [1865 70; SUGAR + COAT] * * * … Universalium
sugarcoat — transitive verb Etymology: back formation from sugarcoated Date: 1858 1. to coat with sugar 2. to make superficially attractive or palatable < tried to sugarcoat an unpleasant truth > … New Collegiate Dictionary
sugarcoat — verb 1. coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze • Syn: ↑glaze, ↑candy • Derivationally related forms: ↑glaze (for: ↑glaze) • Hypernyms: ↑sweeten … Useful english dictionary
sugarcoat — verb To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to. Syn: gild, whitewash … Wiktionary
sugarcoat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. sweeten, glaze. See sweetness, moderation. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. sweeten, gloss over, make agreeable, make palatable, honey, candy. ANT.: poison III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To… … English dictionary for students
sugarcoat — v. coat with sugar; make something seem more appealing … English contemporary dictionary
sugarcoat — sug•ar•coat [[t]ˈʃʊg ərˌkoʊt[/t]] v. t. 1) to cover with sugar 2) to make (something difficult or distasteful) appear more pleasant or acceptable • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
gild — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. aurify (see covering). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To give the appearance of gold] Syn. wash, plate, overlay, tinsel, electroplate, overlay with gold, coat with gold leaf. 2. [To adorn] Syn. varnish,… … English dictionary for students
