kaunistella — meaning in English
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English meaning
- burnish verb To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
- embellish verb To decorate something to make it more attractive.
- flatter verb To praise someone, often more than they deserve, in order to please them or win favour.
- glorify verb To praise someone or something highly, or treat it as deserving great honour.
- prettify verb To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way.
- spin verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
- sugar noun A sweet crystalline substance, usually made from sugar cane or sugar beet, used to sweeten food and drink.
- sugarcoat verb To make something unpleasant seem more acceptable or attractive than it really is.
Senses
kaunistella is used for these senses in English:
- burnish (figuratively) To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
- cook the books (idiomatic, by extension) To falsify an account of an event.
- embellish To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie.
- flatter To portray someone to advantage.
- gild the pill .
- glorify (transitive) To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.
- prettify To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way. [from 17th c.]
- put lipstick on a pig (idiomatic) To superficially alter something in the hope of making it seem more appealing than it is in actuality.
burnish — full definition
- verb To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
- verb Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
- verb To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
- verb To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.
embellish — full definition
- verb To decorate something to make it more attractive.
- verb To make a story sound more interesting or impressive than it really is, often by exaggerating or adding invented details.