Sugarcoat (verb)

To present something in a more positive or favorable way than it actually is.

Origin:

From the metaphor of coating something unpleasant with sugar to make it more palatable.

Examples:

1. He tried to sugarcoat the bad news by saying it was just a minor setback.
2. She sugarcoated the situation by saying it was not as bad as it seemed.
3. The company sugarcoated the layoff by calling it a "restructuring".
4. He sugarcoated the rejection by saying it was not the right fit.
5. She sugarcoated the criticism by saying it was a learning opportunity.