cosmetize

especially British, cos·me·tise

[koz-mi-tahyz]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

cosmetized, cosmetizing

to cosmeticize.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cosmetize¹

cosmet(ic) + -ize

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Example Sentences

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Their stand was contra American intervention in the war, and it is remarkable that the author makes no attempt to cosmetize her own bewildered views or the hard-line isolationism of her husband.