SUGARCOAT


Meaning of SUGARCOAT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshu̇-gər-ˌkōt ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.