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gilds the pill

gilds the pill is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gild the pill.

Meaning of gild the pill

Verb

gild the pill (third-person singular simple present gilds the pill, present participle gilding the pill, simple past and past participle gilded the pill)

  1. Synonym of sugarcoat the pill.
    • For he who'd make his fellow-creatures wise / Should always gild the philosophic pill!1888, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, The Yeomen of the Guard […] , London: Chappel & Co., […], published c. 1911, page 17

Questions about gilds the pill

What is gilds the pill the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gilds the pill is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gild the pill.

Words near gilds the pill in the dictionary

  1. Gildon
  2. Gildonic
  3. Gildons
  4. gilds
  5. gilds the lily
  6. gilds the pill
  7. Gile
  8. Gilead
  9. Gileadean
  10. Gileadeans
  11. Gileadite

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