cosmeticize
cosmeticize verb: to make attractive, to superficially improve the appearance of.
Verb
cosmeticize (third-person singular simple present cosmeticizes, present participle cosmeticizing, simple past and past participle cosmeticized)
- 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.2000 January 7, Don Rose, “What a Whitewash”, in Chicago Reader
- In our work, we don't try to cosmeticize anything.1990 May 18, Albert Williams, “On Stage: LAPD's theater of the homeless”, in Chicago Reader
cosmeticize meaning in Tamil
cosmeticize in Tamil
- ஒப்பனையால் கவர்ச்சியூட்டு
Forms of cosmeticize
| third-person singular present | cosmeticizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | cosmeticizing |
| past participle | cosmeticized |
| past | cosmeticized |
| alternative form | cosmeticise |
| alternative form | cosmetize |
Origin of cosmeticize
From cosmetic + -ize.
Questions about cosmeticize
- What does cosmeticize mean?
- Cosmeticize means to make attractive, to superficially improve the appearance of.
- What is cosmeticize in Tamil?
- Cosmeticize in Tamil is ஒப்பனையால் கவர்ச்சியூட்டு. See Cosmeticize meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cosmeticize?
- Cosmeticize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of cosmeticize?
- The past tense of cosmeticize is cosmeticized.
Words near cosmeticize in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cosmeticize (page history and authors); cosmeticize (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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