cosmeticize

verb

Etymology

From cosmetic + -ize.

  1. derived from κοσμητική
  2. derived from cosmétique
  3. suffixed as cosmeticize — “cosmetic + ize

Definitions

  1. To make attractive, to superficially improve the appearance of

    • But to ignore or attempt to cosmeticize Kelly's history of political and institutional racism is a disgrace.
    • In our work, we don't try to cosmeticize anything.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA