1. to cover with sugar or a sugary coating
Usage: literal sense
2. to make something seem more pleasant or acceptable than it really is
Usage: figurative sense

Examples

• The baker sugarcoats the donuts while they’re still warm.
• She sugarcoats the pills to make them easier for children to swallow.
• The politician sugarcoats the bad news about the economy.
• Don’t sugarcoat the truth – tell me what really happened.
• The company sugarcoats its environmental impact in the annual report.
• He always sugarcoats criticism to avoid hurting people’s feelings.