euphemize

verb

eu·phe·mize ˈyü-fə-ˌmīz How to pronounce euphemize (audio)

euphemized; euphemizing

transitive verb

: to express or describe euphemistically

euphemize death

euphemizer

ˈyü-fə-ˌmī-zər How to pronounce euphemize (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Remembering is dangerous when attachments are so tenuous; better to isolate, to distance or to euphemize.

David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021 And if a real crisis happens, as with Central Americans flooding through the southern border, euphemize it as someone else’s mess.

Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2021 First on the docket is hair loss (euphemized on its site as a bonsai tree shedding its leaves), with a $44-a-month box that includes DHT shampoo, a Minoxidil dropper, and Finasteride pills.

Grant Rindner, Esquire, 6 Dec. 2017 In 1944, a Warner Bros. cartoon euphemized World War II through Bugs Bunny and ice cream.

Matt Siegel, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2017 The sexual content is similarly euphemized, in dances charmingly choreographed by Nejla Yatkin and in a few shirtless cuddles that suggest romance more than predation.

Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

euphem(ism) + -ize

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

单词	euphemizes
释义	euphemize verb eu·phe·mize ˈyü-fə-ˌmīz euphemized; euphemizing transitive verb : to express or describe euphemistically euphemize death euphemizer ˈyü-fə-ˌmī-zər noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Remembering is dangerous when attachments are so tenuous; better to isolate, to distance or to euphemize. David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021 And if a real crisis happens, as with Central Americans flooding through the southern border, euphemize it as someone else’s mess. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2021 First on the docket is hair loss (euphemized on its site as a bonsai tree shedding its leaves), with a $44-a-month box that includes DHT shampoo, a Minoxidil dropper, and Finasteride pills. Grant Rindner, Esquire, 6 Dec. 2017 In 1944, a Warner Bros. cartoon euphemized World War II through Bugs Bunny and ice cream. Matt Siegel, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2017 The sexual content is similarly euphemized, in dances charmingly choreographed by Nejla Yatkin and in a few shirtless cuddles that suggest romance more than predation. Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 May 2017 Word History Etymology euphem(ism) + -ize First Known Use 1857, in the meaning defined above euphemizes verb present tense third-person singular of euphemize as in poeticizes Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance poeticizes heroicizes softens adulates sweetens heroizes glamourizes idolizes canonizes idealizes deifies romanticizes dignifies glamorizes aggrandizes enshrines ennobles glamours (up) enthrones glorifies magnifies Antonyms & Near Antonyms minimizes deglamorizes decries denigrates puts down deprecates disparages belittles See More
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