euphonize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to make pleasant to hear; render euphonious
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to change (speech sounds) so as to facilitate pronunciation
Etymology
Origin of euphonize
Example Sentences
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She suffered the change of her unpronounceable name, being euphonized as "Césarine," smilingly, but life at home in a demure and tranquil suburb little suited the young meteor who had flashed across Germany.
From The Son of Clemenceau by Alexandre Dumas fils
This gave it the name of Rag Street, euphonized into Ray Street since 1774.
From The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Joseph Addison
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