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- Ancient Greek · derived fromεὐφημίζω
- English todayeuphemize
Back-formation from euphemism with the suffix -ize. Compare Ancient Greek εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
euphemize
Today it means: To utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically. Full definition →
Ancient Greek εὐφημίζω