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Definitions for ETYMOLOGIZE
ˌɛt əˈmɒl əˌdʒaɪzet·y·mol·o·gize

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. etymologize, etymologiseverb

    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"

  2. etymologize, etymologiseverb

    construct the history of words

Wiktionary

  1. etymologizeverb

    to find or provide etymology for a word, to find etymon for a given word

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  1. etymologize

    Etymologize is a verb that refers to the process of tracing, studying, or analyzing the origin and historical development of words, including their changes in form, meaning, or use. It involves finding out where a word originally came from, how it came into a particular language, and how it evolved over time.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Etymologizeverb

    to give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word

  2. Etymologizeverb

    to search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots

  3. Etymology: [Cf. F. tymologiser.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ETYMOLOGIZE in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ETYMOLOGIZE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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