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v. - Refer to something in a nicer way.

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Usage examples (8)
  • And if he's going to euphemise English, why not accord the same "respect" to Mandarin and Magyar?
  • However, you can euphemise all you like, but the underlying meaning stands out like a flasher in a nunnery see also 'ethnic cleansing' and 'budget airline'.
  • By the way those who decide not to euphemise the term amnesty are not necessarily racist, though this is the usual come back by pro-illegal immigration liberals.
  • The British today, still tried to euphemise this massacre as a result of a certain Tibetan who "mistakenly" opened the "first shot", i.e. deep inside Tibetan's homeland...
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