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Etymologize

Etymologize Meaning & Definition
Etymologize Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Etymologize?

[v] construct the history of words
[v] give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word); "The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly"; "Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Etymologize: etymologise | etymologise

Related Terms | Find terms related to Etymologize:

See Also | construct | derive | educe | reconstruct | retrace

Etymologize In Webster's Dictionary

\Et`y*mol"o*gize\ (-j[imac]z), v. t. [Cf. F. ['e]tymologiser.] To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word. --Camden
\Et`y*mol"o*gize\, v. t. To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots. How perilous it is to etymologize at random. --Trench.

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