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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
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.
Use cosmeticize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cosmeticize means To make attractive, to superficially improve the appearance of.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But to ignore or attempt to cosmeticize Kelly's history of political and institutional racism is a disgrace.
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