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gild the pill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
gild the pill
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of sugarcoat the pill.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Supposedly from an old pharmaceutical practice of coating bitter tasting pills with a thin layer of metal (see bitter pill).

Inflected Forms

gilds the pill (present, singular) gilding the pill (participle, present) gilded the pill (participle, past) gilded the pill (past)

Phrases

put lipstick on a pig

Frequently Paired Words

put lipstick on a pig

Synonyms

sugarcoat the pill

Questions

What does gild the pill mean?
Synonym of sugarcoat the pill.
Where does gild the pill come from?
Supposedly from an old pharmaceutical practice of coating bitter tasting pills with a thin layer of metal (see bitter pill).

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