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- [shoo g-er-koht]
- /ˈʃʊg ərˌkoʊt/
- /ˈʃʊgəkəʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shoo g-er-koht]
- /ˈʃʊg ərˌkoʊt/
Definitions of sugarcoat word
- verb with object sugarcoat to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill. 1
- verb with object sugarcoat to make (something difficult or distasteful) appear more pleasant or acceptable: There was no way to sugarcoat the bad news. 1
- transitive verb sugarcoat disguise unpleasantness of 1
- transitive verb sugarcoat cover with sugar 1
- verb transitive sugarcoat to cover or coat with sugar 0
- verb transitive sugarcoat to make (something disagreeable) seem more acceptable or less unpleasant, as by using flattery, euphemism, etc. 0
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Origin of sugarcoat
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; sugar + coat
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Parts of speech for Sugarcoat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sugarcoat popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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sugarcoat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sugarcoat
verb sugarcoat
- cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- gloss — an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
- gloss over — an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
- gloze — to explain away; extenuate; gloss over (usually followed by over).
- make light of — of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
Top questions with sugarcoat
- what does sugarcoat mean?
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