(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.

plural of euphemism

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

present participle of euphemize

simple past tense and past participle of euphemize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of euphemize

plural of euphemizer

One who, or that which, euphemizes.

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