SUGARCOAT


Meaning of SUGARCOAT in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .