euphemize

v. 委婉地说, 用婉转的话说

词形变化

euphemized euphemizes 三单 euphemizes euphemizing euphemizing 现在分词 euphemized 过去式 euphemized 过去分词

别名

euphemise

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To describe in euphemistic terms.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

euphemise

上位词 2

refer denote

词源

Back-formation from euphemism with the suffix -ize. Compare Ancient Greek εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō).

来源：wiktionary