maquillar

to put makeup on, to apply makeup, to gloss over, to disguise

m a k i ˈʝ a ɾ
maquill to put makeup on, to apply makeup + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #54,511
to put makeup on, to apply makeup
SP: Voy a maquillar a mi hermana.
EN: I'm going to put makeup on my sister.
to gloss over, to disguise
SP: No debemos maquillar los problemas.
EN: We shouldn't gloss over the problems.
Conjugation of maquillar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second maquillas —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Second maquillas —
maquillar

Uno puede maquillar a un cerdo, pero aún sigue siendo un cerdo.

You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.

Su trabajo es maquillar artistas.

Her job is to do makeup for artists.

Sólo quieres maquillar la situación.

You just want to cover up the situation.

— Solaris (1972)

Te voy a maquillar para que arruines la fiesta.

I'm going to put makeup on you so you can ruin the party.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)