circumlocutionizev.
/ˌsəːkəmləˈkjuːʃənʌɪz/ transitive and intransitive. To speak of, or to speak, in circumlocution.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > express copiously [verb (transitive)] > express by periphrasis
circumlocute1530
periphrase1624
circumlocutionize1822
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > be copious [verb (intransitive)] > use periphrasis
to beat (formerly also go, wend, seek) about the bushc1440
wind1528
periphrase1652
to go about1815
circumlocute1859
circumlocutionize1886
to go (all) round the houses1958
1822 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 27 Apr. 249 To mention names, in such a case, is wholly out of the question... Circumlocutionize the profligate..and insolent crew.
1886 Notes & Queries I. 450/1 If we want to say, ‘It was clearly meant as an insult but he didn't choose to relever it’, we must circumlocutionize with four extra words—‘to take any notice of it’, or at least with two—‘to take it up’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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