Definition of etymologise Etymologise
et•y•mol•o•gise
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What does etymologise mean?
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| etymologise - construct the history of words | ||
| etymologize | ||
| retrace, reconstruct, construct cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically | ||
| linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature | ||
| etymologise - 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" | ||
| etymologize | ||
| educe, derive deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" | ||
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etymologise
To find or examine the etymology or etymon of a given word.
