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EUPHEMIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Refer to something with a euphemism

Synonyms:

euphemise; euphemize

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "euphemize" is one way to...):

denote; refer (have as a meaning)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

euphemism (an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh)

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