Definition of etymologize Etymologize
et•y•mol•o•gize
We found 7 definitions of etymologize from 5 different sources.
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What does etymologize mean?
WordNet
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| etymologize - construct the history of words | ||
| etymologise | ||
| retrace, reconstruct, construct cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically | ||
| linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature | ||
| etymologize - 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" | ||
| etymologise | ||
| educe, derive deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- etymologize (v. t.)
To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word. - etymologize (v. t.)
To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.
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etymologize
To find or examine the etymology or etymon of a given word.
Part of speech
🔤- etymologize, verb, present, 1st person singular of etymologize (infinitive).
- etymologize, verb (infinitive).
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