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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 euphemism
Familiarity information: EUPHEMIZE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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