sugarcoat

English - Turkish

Definition of sugarcoat in English Turkish dictionary

{f} şekerle kaplamak

{f} (kötü bir şeyi) güzel ve masum bir kisve altında saklamak

ballandırmak

{f} (zor/tatsız bir şeyi) daha çekilir bir hale sokmak

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sugarcoated

şekerle kaplı

English - English

Definition of sugarcoat in English English dictionary

To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to

coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

cause to appear more pleasant or appealing; "The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts"

{f} coat with sugar; make something seem more appealing

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sugarcoated

Coated with sugar

sugarcoated

Made superficially more attractive. This often implies the reality has faults that are being hidden

sugarcoating

{i} coating made of sugar or a sugary substance; act of covering something with sugar; thing used to make some other thing which is considered disagreeable or not pleasant seem more attractive

sugarcoating

present participle of sugarcoat

sugarcoats

third-person singular of sugarcoat

Synonyms

gild, whitewash, add sugar, add sweetening, alleviate, candy-coat, make more appealing, make sweet, mollify, pacify, soften up, soothe

Etymology

[ 'shu-g&r-"kOt ] (transitive verb.) 1870. sugar +‎ coat; from the practice of coating medicinal tablets or pills with sugar in order to disguise their unpleasant taste

Tenses

sugarcoats, sugarcoating, sugarcoated