COSMETICIZE is validvalid

to make something appear attractive [v COSMETICIZED, COSMETICIZES, COSMETICIZING]

148,687 of 196,601 in NWL2023·also valid in CSW24

to make (something unpleasant or ugly) superficially attractive, also COSMETICISE [v COSMETICIZED, COSMETICIZING, COSMETICIZES]