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VERB:1. To give a deceptively attractive appearance to: color, gloss (over), gloze (over), sugarcoat, varnish, veneer, whitewash. Idioms: paper over, put a good face on. See TRUE. 2. To make superficially more acceptable or appealing: candy, honey, sugar, sugarcoat, sweeten. See LIKE.
 
 
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