Euphemize
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically. intransitive
"There seems to be some support here for the claim that the older group felt a greater need to euphemize in the two contexts in question."
- 2 refer to something with a euphemism wordnet
- 3 To describe in euphemistic terms. transitive
"The pools in general are bedded with black mud, and creamed over with oily flakes which may proceed from the tar on the vessels' sides, and may also from "decomposing animal matter," as we euphemise it now-a-days."
Example
More examples"There seems to be some support here for the claim that the older group felt a greater need to euphemize in the two contexts in question."
Etymology
Back-formation from euphemism with the suffix -ize. Compare Ancient Greek εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō).