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Definition of Euphemises
1. euphemise [v] - See also: euphemise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Euphemises
Literary usage of Euphemises
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Contemporary Review (1867)
"We know what " sensitive " euphemises in a doctor's mouth. Putting the two
statements together, we strongly suspect that a few ..."
2. Fraser's Magazine (1882)
"This is the ' organised moral pressure ' which Professor Beesley euphemises and
recommends—sometimes called persuasion by the workmen, usually meaning' ..."
3. Fraser's Magazine by Thomas Carlyle (1872)
"This is the ' organised moral pressure ' which Professor Beesley euphemises and
recommends—sometimes called persuasion ..."
4. Practical Essays on Education by Thomas Markby (1868)
"We know what ' sensitive' euphemises in a doctor's mouth. Putting the two statements
together, we strongly suspect that a ..."
5. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians by Rupert Hughes (1904)
"Wagner's relations with Ludwig were of a sort which Mr. Finck euphemises as "
Grecian." This was seemingly not the only instance in his career; ..."
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