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- DictionarySug·ar·coat/ˈSHo͝oɡərˌkōt/
verb
- 1. coat (an item of food) with sugar: "while the oven is preheating, sugarcoat the cookies"
1. : to coat with sugar. 2. : to make superficially attractive or palatable. Examples of sugarcoat in a Sentence. She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them.
SUGARCOAT definition: 1. to make something seem more positive or pleasant than it really is: 2. to cover food or pills…. Learn more.
Sugarcoat definition: to cover with sugar. See examples of SUGARCOAT used in a sentence.
SUGARCOAT meaning: to talk about or describe (something) in a way that makes it seem more pleasant or acceptable than it is.
Definitions of sugarcoat. verb. cause to appear more pleasant or appealing. “The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts”. see more. verb. coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze. synonyms: candy, glaze. see more.
sug·ar·coat. (sho͝og′ər-kōt′) tr.v. sug·ar·coat·ed, sug·ar·coat·ing, sug·ar·coats. 1. To cause to seem more appealing or pleasant: a sentimental treatment that sugarcoats a harsh reality. 2. To coat with sugar: sugarcoat a pill. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Sugarcoat Definition. To cause to seem more appealing or pleasant. A sentimental treatment that sugarcoats a harsh reality. To cover or coat with sugar. To make (something disagreeable) seem more acceptable or less unpleasant, as by using flattery, euphemism, etc.
SUGARCOAT definition: to cover or coat with sugar | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
Definition of sugar-coat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
sugarcoat in American English. (ˈʃuɡərˌkout) transitive verb. 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.
