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sugarcoat

v.
UK //ʃˈʊɡəkˌəʊt// sug·ar·coat
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Origin

From sugar + coat; figurative sense from the practice of coating medicinal tablets or pills with sugar in order to disguise their unpleasant taste (sugarcoating the pill).

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