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sugarcoat definition

sugar·coat (-kōt′)

transitive verb

  1. to cover or coat with sugar
  2. to make (something disagreeable) seem more acceptable or less unpleasant, as by using flattery, euphemism, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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