单词 | euphemize |
释义 | euphemize[ yoo-fuh-mahyz ] / ˈyu fəˌmaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR euphemize ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), eu·phe·mized, eu·phe·miz·ing.to refer to by means of euphemism. verb (used without object), eu·phe·mized, eu·phe·miz·ing.to employ euphemism. Also especially British, eu·phe·mise . Origin of euphemizeFirst recorded in 1855–60, euphemize is from the Greek word euphēmízein to use words of good omen. See euphemism, -ize OTHER WORDS FROM euphemizeeu·phe·mi·za·tion, nouneu·phe·miz·er, nounWords nearby euphemizeEupen and Malmédy, eupepsia, eupeptic, euphausiid, euphemism, euphemize, euphonia, euphonic, euphonious, euphonium, euphonize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for euphemizeeuphemize euphemise/ (ˈjuːfɪˌmaɪz) / verbto speak in euphemisms or refer to by means of a euphemism Derived forms of euphemizeeuphemizer or euphemiser, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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