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cos•met•i•cize
Pronunciation: (koz-met'u-sīz"), [key]—
v.t., -cized, -ciz•ing.
to improve superficially; cause to seem better or more attractive.
Also, esp. Brit.,cos•met'i•cise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.