veneer
/vəˈnɪɹ/ verb C2- To apply veneer to. · to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany
- To disguise with apparent goodness.
He/she/it veneers · Past veneered · Past participle veneered · -ing form veneering
Verb forms
- Base form
- veneer
- He/she/it
- veneers
- Past
- veneered
- Past participle
- veneered
- -ing form
- veneering
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Yet, beneath the superficial veneer of modernization, I suspect the fundamental character of the city remains resolutely unchanged.
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