1. coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze; [syn: sugarcoat, glaze, candy]
2. cause to appear more pleasant or appealing; - Example: "The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sugarcoat
v 1: coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze [syn:
sugarcoat, glaze, candy]
2: cause to appear more pleasant or appealing; "The mayor did
not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts"