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EUPHEMIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does euphemize mean? 

EUPHEMIZE (verb)
  The verb EUPHEMIZE has 1 sense:

1. refer to something with a euphemismplay

  Familiarity information: EUPHEMIZE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EUPHEMIZE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Refer to something with a euphemism

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

euphemise; euphemize

Hypernyms (to "euphemize" is one way to...):

denote; refer (have as a meaning)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

euphemism (an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh)


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