euphemizev.

/ˈjuːfɪmʌɪz/

Etymology: < Greek εὐϕημίζειν to speak fair, use auspicious words, < εὔϕημος : see euphemious adj.

a. transitive. To express by a euphemism; to speak of euphemistically.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > express with figure of meaning [verb (transitive)] > express euphemistically

euphemize1857

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1857 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. II. 1 The agreeable cheat we pass upon ourselves by euphemizing sins.

1872 C. J. Lever Ld. Kilgobbin lxiii What Sheil used to euphemize as ‘the wild justice’ of noble spirits.

1888 Standard 24 Feb. 5/2 They euphemise gambling bargains as ‘special transactions’.

b. intransitive. To speak euphemistically; to make use of euphemisms.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > use figure of meaning [verb (intransitive)] > use euphemism

euphemize1880

1880 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 253 Euphemise and moralise as our humanitarian sophists may.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	euphemize
释义	euphemizev. /ˈjuːfɪmʌɪz/ Etymology: < Greek εὐϕημίζειν to speak fair, use auspicious words, < εὔϕημος : see euphemious adj. a. transitive. To express by a euphemism; to speak of euphemistically. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > express with figure of meaning [verb (transitive)] > express euphemistically euphemize1857 code1978 1857 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. II. 1 The agreeable cheat we pass upon ourselves by euphemizing sins. 1872 C. J. Lever Ld. Kilgobbin lxiii What Sheil used to euphemize as ‘the wild justice’ of noble spirits. 1888 Standard 24 Feb. 5/2 They euphemise gambling bargains as ‘special transactions’. b. intransitive. To speak euphemistically; to make use of euphemisms. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > use figure of meaning [verb (intransitive)] > use euphemism euphemize1880 1880 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 253 Euphemise and moralise as our humanitarian sophists may. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1857
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