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sugarcoat

sug·ar·coat [ shggər kt ] (past and past participle sug·ar·coat·ed, present participle sug·ar·coat·ing, 3rd person present singular sug·ar·coats)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make something seem less unpleasant: to make something unpleasant seem less so

2. coat with sugar: to enclose something in a hard sugar shell, or coat something with sugar

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