1. using mild or indirect terms to describe something unpleasant, embarrassing, or offensive
Usage: present participle of euphemize

Examples

• The politician was euphemizing the company’s massive layoffs by calling them ‘workforce adjustments.’
• She kept euphemizing her father’s drinking problem as ‘social habits.’
• The report was euphemizing the environmental damage by using terms like ‘ecological impact.’
• Instead of saying he was fired, he was euphemizing it as ‘pursuing new opportunities.’
• The military briefing was euphemizing civilian casualties as ‘collateral damage.’
• The company memo was euphemizing the pay cuts as ‘compensation restructuring.’