sugarcoat

[ shoog-er-koht ]

verb (used with object)

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sugarcoat¹

First recorded in 1865–70; sugar + coat

Example Sentences

This enables a first hand account of the journey and there’s no slick production to sugarcoat it.

From Outside Online

The Golden Globes can be fun to watch, but that doesn’t erase the fact that they’re — well, let’s not sugarcoat it.

From Vox

You can’t sugarcoat the situation currently in the NHS in Britain.

From Time

There’s no way to sugarcoat 2020, but it is worth remembering the bright spots that offset all the darkness.

From Fortune

Spain may have more worries if its political leaders continue to sugarcoat the issue.

From The Daily Beast

It is a pill that the Tolstois, the "communities" and the "Knights" of Labor can not sugarcoat.

From Project Gutenberg