euphemize
euphemize · euphemizes · euphemized · euphemizing
euphemisieren, schönreden
To utter one or more euphemismsTo utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically.
euphemisieren
(transitive)To describe in euphemistic terms.
schönreden
More definitions
- refer to something with a euphemism
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
to utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically:
to describe in euphemistic terms:
Origin
Back-formation from euphemism with the suffix -ize. Compare Ancient Greek εὐφημίζω (euphēmBack-formation from euphemism with the suffix -ize. Compare Ancient Greek εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō).
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Forms
euphemizes, euphemizing, euphemized, euphemized| Base form | euphemize · to euphemize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | euphemizes |
| Present participle | euphemizing |
| Past simple | euphemized |
| Past participle | euphemized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- refer to something with a euphemism:euphemise
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedeuphemism
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle