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cosmeticizes

cosmeticizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cosmeticize.

Meaning of cosmeticize

Verb

cosmeticize (third-person singular simple present cosmeticizes, present participle cosmeticizing, simple past and past participle cosmeticized)

  1. 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

Questions about cosmeticizes

What is cosmeticizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cosmeticizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cosmeticize.

Words near cosmeticizes in the dictionary

  1. cosmeticises
  2. cosmeticising
  3. cosmeticism
  4. cosmeticize
  5. cosmeticized
  6. cosmeticizes
  7. cosmeticizing
  8. cosmeticky
  9. cosmeticology
  10. cosmeticorexia
  11. cosmetics

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