1. to refer to something unpleasant or offensive in a mild or indirect way
Usage: formal

Examples

• Politicians often euphemize tax increases by calling them ‘revenue enhancements.’
• The company euphemized the layoffs as ‘rightsizing the workforce.’
• She euphemized her failure by describing it as a ‘learning experience.’
• The military tends to euphemize civilian casualties as ‘collateral damage.’
• Rather than say he was fired, he euphemized it as ‘pursuing new opportunities.’
• The doctor euphemized the terminal diagnosis by saying the patient had ‘limited time.’