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What is the verb for euphemism?

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euphemize
  1. (intransitive) To utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically.
  2. (transitive) To describe in euphemistic terms.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. soft-pedal, minimise, minimize, downplay, understate, underplay, moderate, underemphasize, mitigate, palliate, subdue, shush, de-emphasize, play down, make light of, gloss over, tone down, shrug off, make little of, make nothing of, set little store by, blue-pencil, hush-hush, set no store by, go easy, put on the soft pedal, mince words, mince, hold back, soften, whitewash, lessen, devalue, diminish, deemphasize, underrate, undervalue, trivialize, trivialise, talk down, extenuate, reduce, qualify, minify, brush aside, discount, underestimate, deprecate, weaken, misprize … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “As in most descriptions of horrific events, new phrases are used to bureaucratize or euphemize them.”
      “To call a restroom a lounge is to euphemize euphemism, to touch up the painting of the lily.”
      “It is, certainly, not only denizens of the left who theorize and euphemize their way out of inconvenient situations.”
euphemise
  1. Alternative spelling of euphemize
euphemizes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of euphemize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. soft-pedals, minimises, minimizes, downplays, understates, underplays, moderates, underemphasizes, mitigates, palliates, subdues, shushes, de-emphasizes, plays down, makes light of, glosses over, tones down, shrugs off, makes little of, makes nothing of, sets little store by, blue-pencils, sets no store by, goes easy, puts on the soft pedal, minces words, minces, holds back, diminishes, underrates, trivializes, undervalues, hold cheap, trivialises, downgrades, brushes aside, underestimates, lessens, reduces, minifies, misprizes, talks down, sells short, belittles, devalues, softens, deemphasizes, rates too low, detracts from, does an injustice to … more
euphemises
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of euphemise
euphemized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of euphemize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. soft-pedalled, soft-pedaled, minimised, minimized, downplayed, understated, underplayed, moderated, underemphasized, mitigated, palliated, subdued, shushed, de-emphasized, played down, made light of, glossed over, toned down, shrugged off, made little of, made nothing of, setted little store by, blue-pencilled, blue-penciled, setted no store by, went easy, gone easy, put on the soft pedal, minced words, held back, minced, diminished, underrated, trivialized, undervalued, trivialised, downgraded, brushed aside, underestimated, lessened, reduced, minified, misprized, sold short, talked down, belittled, devalued, softened, deemphasized, held cheap … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “About the time they reached the door, Brent burst from it, screaming euphemized obscenities.”
      “The empire is what it is, and the power realities will not be greatly different even if the name is euphemized and the personalities who direct it are changed.”
      “The most intriguing part of her speech was how artfully she euphemized.”
euphemised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of euphemise
euphemising
  1. simple past tense and past participle of euphemise
euphemizing
  1. present participle of euphemize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. soft-pedalling, soft-pedaling, minimising, minimizing, downplaying, understating, underplaying, moderating, underemphasizing, mitigating, palliating, subduing, shushing, de-emphasizing, playing down, making light of, glossing over, toning down, shrugging off, making little of, making nothing of, setting little store by, blue-pencilling, blue-penciling, setting no store by, going easy, putting on the soft pedal, mincing words, mincing, holding back, diminishing, underrating, trivializing, undervaluing, trivialising, downgrading, brushing aside, underestimating, lessening, reducing, minifying, misprizing, selling short, talking down, belittling, devaluing, softening, deemphasizing, doing an injustice to, holding cheap … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “And I don't think anyone will be able to accuse me of euphemizing the matter.”
      “It usually involves constructing imaginary walls around minorities and euphemizing the situation by describing it as a mosaic.”
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