About The Word Etymologize
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Etymologize
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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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