| 释义 |
euphemize
euphemizeto substitute a mild expression for one thought to be offensive: using to pass air instead of to fart
Not to be confused with:euthanize – put to death painlessly or allow to die rather than to suffer from an incurable and painful condition: The vet had to euthanize my terminally ill cat.eu·phe·mize E0238400 (yo͞o′fə-mīz′)v. eu·phe·mized, eu·phe·miz·ing, eu·phe·miz·es v.tr. To speak of or refer to by means of a euphemism.v.intr. To use euphemisms.
eu′phe·miz′er n.euphemize (ˈjuːfɪˌmaɪz) or euphemisevbto speak in euphemisms or refer to by means of a euphemism ˈeupheˌmizer, ˈeupheˌmiser neu•phe•mize (ˈyu fəˌmaɪz)
v.t. -mized, -miz•ing. to refer to by means of euphemism. v.i. [1855–60; < Greek euphēmízein to use words of good omen] eu′phe•miz`er, n. euphemize
Past participle: euphemized
Gerund: euphemizing
| Imperative |
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| euphemize | | euphemize |
| Present |
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| I euphemize | | you euphemize | | he/she/it euphemizes | | we euphemize | | you euphemize | | they euphemize |
| Preterite |
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| I euphemized | | you euphemized | | he/she/it euphemized | | we euphemized | | you euphemized | | they euphemized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am euphemizing | | you are euphemizing | | he/she/it is euphemizing | | we are euphemizing | | you are euphemizing | | they are euphemizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have euphemized | | you have euphemized | | he/she/it has euphemized | | we have euphemized | | you have euphemized | | they have euphemized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was euphemizing | | you were euphemizing | | he/she/it was euphemizing | | we were euphemizing | | you were euphemizing | | they were euphemizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had euphemized | | you had euphemized | | he/she/it had euphemized | | we had euphemized | | you had euphemized | | they had euphemized |
| Future |
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| I will euphemize | | you will euphemize | | he/she/it will euphemize | | we will euphemize | | you will euphemize | | they will euphemize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have euphemized | | you will have euphemized | | he/she/it will have euphemized | | we will have euphemized | | you will have euphemized | | they will have euphemized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be euphemizing | | you will be euphemizing | | he/she/it will be euphemizing | | we will be euphemizing | | you will be euphemizing | | they will be euphemizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been euphemizing | | you have been euphemizing | | he/she/it has been euphemizing | | we have been euphemizing | | you have been euphemizing | | they have been euphemizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been euphemizing | | you will have been euphemizing | | he/she/it will have been euphemizing | | we will have been euphemizing | | you will have been euphemizing | | they will have been euphemizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been euphemizing | | you had been euphemizing | | he/she/it had been euphemizing | | we had been euphemizing | | you had been euphemizing | | they had been euphemizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would euphemize | | you would euphemize | | he/she/it would euphemize | | we would euphemize | | you would euphemize | | they would euphemize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have euphemized | | you would have euphemized | | he/she/it would have euphemized | | we would have euphemized | | you would have euphemized | | they would have euphemized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | euphemize - refer to something with a euphemismeuphemisedenote, refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " |
euphemizeverbTo use evasive or deliberately vague language:equivocate, hedge, shuffle, tergiversate, weasel.Informal: pussyfoot, waffle.Idioms: beat about the bush, mince words.Translationseuphemize
Synonyms for euphemizeverb to use evasive or deliberately vague languageSynonyms- equivocate
- hedge
- shuffle
- tergiversate
- weasel
- pussyfoot
- waffle
Synonyms for euphemizeverb refer to something with a euphemismSynonymsRelated Words |