To give something a pleasant or honorable name, often to disguise its true nature or purpose; to euphemistically call it.
他把加班美其名曰‘个人成长机会’，实则是在变相要求员工无偿奉献时间。
He euphemistically called overtime work 'personal growth opportunities,' but in reality, it was a disguised demand for employees to contribute their time without compensation.
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