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euphemize

[ yoo-fuh-mahyz ]

verb (used with object)

euphemized, euphemizing.
  1. to refer to by means of euphemism.


verb (used without object)

euphemized, euphemizing.
  1. to employ euphemism.

euphemize

/ ˈːɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to speak in euphemisms or refer to by means of a euphemism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱˌ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • p··tDz noun
  • p·e noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of euphemize1

First recorded in 1855–60, euphemize is from the Greek word ܱŧí𾱲 to use words of good omen. See euphemism, -ize
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Example Sentences

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There’s a vested interest in euphemizing and dismissing kindness itself.

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That was the American form that we kind of euphemized as slavery.

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Later, their sad parts were endlessly euphemized until they could be mistaken for happy endings.

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That changing landscape and the dwindling opportunities therein, whether euphemized as “luxury development,” “slum clearance” or “vintage micro-units,” served as a catalyst for filmmaker A.V.

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Even the most horrific stories of “vis” have been euphemized in translation.

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