verb
couch
To express something in a particular wording or style.
She couches the criticism in gentle language.
Etymology
Old French coucher meant to lay or place. Couching an idea lays it out in a chosen verbal form, making the wording or style the arrangement in which it is presented.
More examples
- He couched the proposal as a practical experiment.
- They have couched the warning in formal terms.
- The writer is couching the idea as a question.
Forms
couch · couches · couched · couching