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• sug|ar-coat — «SHUG uhr KOHT», transitive verb. 1. to cover with sugar; put a coating of sugar on: »to sugar coat pills. 2. Figurative. to cause to seem more pleasant or agreeable: »to sugar coat discipline with humor. Through front organizations and… …   Useful english dictionary

• sug|ar-coat|ing — «SHUG uhr KOH tihng», noun. 1. a covering with sugar. 2. Figurative. a thing that makes something seem more pleasant or agreeable …   Useful english dictionary

• sugar-coated — sug|ar coat|ed [ ʃugər ,koutəd ] adjective 1. ) trying to make something seem less unpleasant than it is: a sugar coated picture of military service 2. ) covered in sugar: sugar coated cereal …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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