kaunistella — meaning in English

English meaning

burnish verb To rub a surface until it is smooth and shiny.
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 favor.
glorify verb To praise someone or something highly, or treat it as deserving great honor.
prettify verb To make something look nicer, often only on the surface.
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.

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.

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.