sugarcoat meaning

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sugarcoat (verb): coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze.

sugarcoat has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

sugarcoat as a verb

  1. coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

    Synonyms: glaze, candy

    Type of: sweeten

  2. cause to appear more pleasant or appealing
    • The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts

    Type of: spin

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