euphonizev.
/ˈjuːfənʌɪz/, /ˈjuːfn̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈjufəˌnaɪz/ transitive. To render euphonious, impart euphony to; to alter (a word) for the sake of euphony.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > compose elegantly [verb (transitive)] > make euphonious
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1774 W. Mitford Ess. Harmony Lang. 172 The spreading of classical learning had not at first that general effect in euphonizing our language which might have been expected.
1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 32 972 I am now in the heart of Nadoly, or, as we euphonize it, Natolia.
1840 R. H. Barham Leech of Folkestone in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 115 A row of houses then denominated ‘Frog-hole’. Modern refinement subsequently euphonized the name into ‘East-street’.
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