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Definition of Euphemise
1. Verb. Refer to something with a euphemism.
Definition of Euphemise
1. Verb. (alternative spelling of euphemize) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Euphemise
1. [v -MISED, -MISING, -MISES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Euphemise
Literary usage of Euphemise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1880)
"... in the people at the expense of the gang Rood work is, I think, certain, of
plunderers called " the Turkish euphemise and moralise as our Government''? ..."
2. The Book of Isaiah by George Adam Smith (1893)
"The pulpit tempts men to be either too bold or too timid about sin; either to
whisper or to scold; to euphemise or to exaggerate; to be conventional or ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by John Morley, Mowbray Morris, David Masson, George Grove (1893)
"These ladies were six extremely plain [if we m euphemise d'une extreme laie the
costume of each was ..."
4. Indo-Aryans: Contributions Towards the Elucidation of Their Ancient and by Rājendralāla Mitra (1881)
"The story is obviously intended to euphemise the historical fact of Bhoja having
been defeated and expelled from his kingdom by a Chalukya king of the name ..."
5. Early Essays and Lectures by Patrick Augustine Sheehan (1906)
"Our supineness and apathy, which we are careful to euphemise as toleration,
militate against our advancement, and confirm our ..."
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