euphemize
/ˈjuːfəmˌʌɪz
/(also euphemise)
verb [with object]
Refer to (something unpleasant or embarrassing) by means of a euphemism: the song uses a vocabulary of euphemized profanity and obscenity [no object]: the impulse to euphemize is causing the syllables to multiply...
- About the time they reached the door, Brent burst from it, screaming euphemized obscenities.
- We are the Mr Clean society - devoted to eradicating every natural body odour and euphemizing every body function and its excretions.
- It usually involves constructing imaginary walls around minorities and euphemizing the situation by describing it as a mosaic.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek euphēmizein 'use auspicious words' (see euphemism).
- overteeming
- overtell
- over-tender
- over-tenderness
- over the air
- over-the-board
- over the counter
- over the fence
- over the hill
- over the hump
- over the long haul
- over the moon
- over the odds
- over there
- over-the-road
- over the sticks
- over the top
- over the transom
- over the wicket
- overthink
- overthought
- over-thoughtful
- overthrow
- overthrowable
- overthrowal