Window-dress (Verb)
Meaning
Make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The financial advisor was accused of attempting to window-dress the company's ailing finances with temporary fixes.
- Retailers often window-dress their stores with elaborate displays to attract customers during holiday seasons.
- The politician was criticized for trying to window-dress the economic downturn by focusing on unrelated issues.
- By removing many employees on temporary contracts, the corporation could window-dress its financial reports.
- Many suspect the company is only window-dressing its new policy, as it doesn't address the core issues.