(intransitive) To utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically. / (transitive) To describe in euphemistic terms.

simple past tense and past participle of euphemize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of euphemize

One who, or that which, euphemizes.

plural of euphemizer

present participle of euphemize

plural of euphemism

(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.

(lexicography) The process by which euphemisms fall into disuse and are replaced by new ones, as the old ones become socially unacceptable over time.