Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

euphemize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eu-phem-ize
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically.

Intransitive verb

verb

To describe in euphemistic terms.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"There seems to be some support here for the claim that the older group felt a greater need to euphemize in the two contexts in question."
"The pools in general are bedded with black mud, and creamed over with oily flakes which may proceed from the tar on the vessels' sides, and may also from "decomposing animal matter," as we euphemise it now-a-days."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: εὐφημίζω
Suffix: euphemism

Usage

Inflected Forms

euphemizes (present, singular) euphemizing (participle, present) euphemized (participle, past) euphemized (past) euphemise (alternative)

Derived Forms

euphemizer euphemiser euphemization euphemisation

Synonyms

euphemise

Questions

What does euphemize mean?: To utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically.
Where does euphemize come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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