gild the pill
gild the pill · gilds the pill · gilded the pill · gilding the pill
подсластить пилюлю
Synonym of sugarcoat the pillSynonym of sugarcoat the pill.
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of sugarcoat the pill.
подсласти́ть пилю́люpodslastítʹ piljúlju
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to make something unappealing look more attractive — see also sugarcoat:
Origin
Supposedly from an old pharmaceutical practice of coating bitter tasting pills with a thinSupposedly from an old pharmaceutical practice of coating bitter tasting pills with a thin layer of metal (see bitter pill).
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Forms
gilds the pill, gilding the pill, gilded the pill, gilded the pill| Base form | gild the pill · to gild the pill |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gilds the pill |
| Present participle | gilding the pill |
| Past simple | gilded the pill |
| Past participle | gilded the pill |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.