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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 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 |