"sugarcoats" in the verb sense
1. sugarcoat, glaze, candy
coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
2. sugarcoat
cause to appear more pleasant or appealing
"The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts"
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